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@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ Install it once globally:
 npm install -g create-react-app
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-**You’ll need to have Node >= 4 on your machine**. We recommend to use Node >= 6 and npm >= 3 for faster installation speed and better disk usage. You can use [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#usage) to easily switch Node versions between different projects.
+**You’ll need to have Node >= 4 on your machine**.
+
+**We strongly recommend to use Node >= 6 and npm >= 3 for faster installation speed and better disk usage.** You can use [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#usage) to easily switch Node versions between different projects.
 
 **This tool doesn’t assume a Node backend**. The Node installation is only required for the build tools that rely on it locally, such as Webpack and Babel.