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101101Our client libraries follow the [ Node.js release schedule] ( https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/ ) .
102102Libraries are compatible with all current _ active_ and _ maintenance_ versions of
103103Node.js.
104+ If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update
105+ as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.
104106
105- Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
106- can be installed via npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
107- The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
108-
109- _ Legacy Node.js versions are supported as a best effort:_
107+ Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a
108+ best-efforts basis with the following warnings:
110109
111- * Legacy versions will not be tested in continuous integration.
112- * Some security patches may not be able to be backported.
113- * Dependencies will not be kept up-to-date, and features will not be backported .
110+ * Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
111+ * Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
112+ * Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.
114113
115- #### Legacy tags available
116-
117- * ` legacy-8 ` : install client libraries from this dist-tag for versions
118- compatible with Node.js 8.
114+ Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
115+ can be installed through npm [ dist-tags] ( https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag ) .
116+ The dist-tags follow the naming convention ` legacy-(version) ` .
117+ For example, ` npm install @google-cloud/bigquery-connection@legacy-8 ` installs client libraries
118+ for versions compatible with Node.js 8.
119119
120120## Versioning
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