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9999Our client libraries follow the [ Node.js release schedule] ( https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/ ) .
100100Libraries are compatible with all current _ active_ and _ maintenance_ versions of
101101Node.js.
102+ If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update
103+ as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.
102104
103- Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
104- can be installed via npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
105- The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
106-
107- _ Legacy Node.js versions are supported as a best effort:_
105+ Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a
106+ best-efforts basis with the following warnings:
108107
109- * Legacy versions will not be tested in continuous integration.
110- * Some security patches may not be able to be backported.
111- * Dependencies will not be kept up-to-date, and features will not be backported .
108+ * Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
109+ * Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
110+ * Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.
112111
113- #### Legacy tags available
114-
115- * ` legacy-8 ` : install client libraries from this dist-tag for versions
116- compatible with Node.js 8.
112+ Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
113+ can be installed through npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
114+ The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
115+ For example, ` npm install @google-cloud/shell@legacy-8 ` installs client libraries
116+ for versions compatible with Node.js 8.
117117
118118## Versioning
119119
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