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 ### Manual
 
-There are a few ways to go about doing this. For example:
+There are a few ways to go about doing this (note you will need the current version of stable Rust). For example:
 
 ```bash
+# Update Rust on the stable channel
+rustup update stable
+
 # Clone and install the newest master version all via Cargo
 cargo install --git https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom