README: update minimum git version to 1.5.6

[bup.git] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Reasons you might want to avoid bup
    probably-critical features.
    
  - It requires python >= 2.6, a C compiler, and an installed git
    probably-critical features.
    
  - It requires python >= 2.6, a C compiler, and an installed git

-   version >= 1.5.3.1.  It also requires par2 if you want fsck to be
+   version >= 1.5.6.  It also requires par2 if you want fsck to be

    able to generate the information needed to recover from some types
    of corruption.
  
    able to generate the information needed to recover from some types
    of corruption.
  


@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ From source
  
         git clone https://github.com/bup/bup
 
  
         git clone https://github.com/bup/bup
 

+ - This will leave you on the master branch, which is perfect if you
+   would like to help with development, but if you'd just like to use
+   bup, please check out the latest stable release like this:
+
+        git checkout 0.29.1
+
+   You can see the latest stable release here:
+   https://github.com/bup/bup/releases.
+

  - Install the required python libraries (including the development
    libraries).
 
  - Install the required python libraries (including the development
    libraries).