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@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ An overview on contributing to the _Black_ project.
 
 ## Technicalities
 
-Development on the latest version of Python is preferred. As of this writing it's 3.9.
-You can use any operating system.
+Development on the latest version of Python is preferred. You can use any operating
+system.
 
 Install development dependencies inside a virtual environment of your choice, for
 example: