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 ## Requirements
 
 This module requires at least Node version 12.
-This might require you to upgrade the pre-installed Node version on platforms like Beaglebone[^1]
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-[^1]: See [this issue comment](https://github.com/JKRhb/node-red-contrib-coap/issues/40#issuecomment-1086693878) for information on how to upgrade the node version on BeagleBone.
+This might require you to upgrade the pre-installed Node version on platforms like Beaglebone.
 
 ## Install