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@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ For a more comprehensive example, see [this article](http://masteringswift.blogs
 
 ## Installation
 
-> _Note:_ SQLite.swift requires Swift 3 (and [Xcode][] 8) or greater. If you absolutely
-> need compatibility with Swift 2.3 you can use the [swift-2.3][] branch or older
-> released versions. New development will happen exclusively on the master/Swift 3 branch.
+> _Note:_ SQLite.swift requires Swift 3 (and [Xcode][] 8). Use the [swift-4][] branch for Xcode 9 Beta.
 
 ### Carthage
 
@@ -266,4 +264,4 @@ Looking for something else? Try another Swift wrapper (or [FMDB][]):
  - [SwiftSQLite](https://github.com/chrismsimpson/SwiftSQLite)
 
 [FMDB]: https://github.com/ccgus/fmdb
-[swift-2.3]: https://github.com/stephencelis/SQLite.swift/tree/swift-2.3
+[swift-4]: https://github.com/stephencelis/SQLite.swift/tree/swift-4