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201201Our client libraries follow the [ Node.js release schedule] ( https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/ ) .
202202Libraries are compatible with all current _ active_ and _ maintenance_ versions of
203203Node.js.
204+ If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update
205+ as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.
204206
205- Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
206- can be installed via npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
207- The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
208-
209- _ Legacy Node.js versions are supported as a best effort:_
207+ Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a
208+ best-efforts basis with the following warnings:
210209
211- * Legacy versions will not be tested in continuous integration.
212- * Some security patches may not be able to be backported.
213- * Dependencies will not be kept up-to-date, and features will not be backported .
210+ * Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
211+ * Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
212+ * Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.
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215- #### Legacy tags available
216-
217- * ` legacy-8 ` : install client libraries from this dist-tag for versions
218- compatible with Node.js 8.
214+ Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
215+ can be installed through npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
216+ The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
217+ For example, ` npm install @google-cloud/bigquery-storage@legacy-8 ` installs client libraries
218+ for versions compatible with Node.js 8.
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220220## Versioning
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