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 ## Build From Source
 
-The *EMQ* broker requires Erlang/OTP R18+ to build.
+The *EMQ* broker requires Erlang/OTP R19+ to build since 2.1 release.
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/emqtt/emq-relx.git