diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 865ad2636f..276c4bdc98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To get started locally, follow these instructions:
 
 1. If you haven't done it already, [make a fork of this repo](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/fork).
 1. Clone to your local computer using `git`.
-1. Make sure that you have Node 10.9 or later installed. See instructions [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). The Angular CLI requires Node 8, but development requires Node 10.
+1. Make sure that you have Node 10.9 or later installed. See instructions [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
 1. Make sure that you have `yarn` installed; see instructions [here](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/).
 1. Run `yarn` (no arguments) from the root of your clone of this project.
 1. Run `yarn link` to add all custom scripts we use to your global install.
diff --git a/scripts/templates/readme.ejs b/scripts/templates/readme.ejs
index a4f1857f69..ff0c5398e0 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/readme.ejs
+++ b/scripts/templates/readme.ejs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ To get started locally, follow these instructions:
 
 1. If you haven't done it already, [make a fork of this repo](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/fork).
 1. Clone to your local computer using `git`.
-1. Make sure that you have Node 10.9 or later installed. See instructions [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). The Angular CLI requires Node 8, but development requires Node 10.
+1. Make sure that you have Node 10.9 or later installed. See instructions [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
 1. Make sure that you have `yarn` installed; see instructions [here](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/).
 1. Run `yarn` (no arguments) from the root of your clone of this project.
 1. Run `yarn link` to add all custom scripts we use to your global install.
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ for (const pkgName of Object.keys(packages)) {
   %> | [![latest](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/<%= encode(pkgName) %>/latest.svg)](https://npmjs.com/package/<%= pkgName %>)<%
   %> | <% for (const link of mrPkg.links || []) {
     %>[![<%= link.label %>](https://img.shields.io/badge/<%= link.label %>--<%= link.color || 'green' %>.svg)](<%= link.url %>)<%
-  } 
-  if (mrPkg.snapshotRepo) { 
+  }
+  if (mrPkg.snapshotRepo) {
     %> [![snapshot](https://img.shields.io/badge/snapshot--blue.svg)](https://github.com/<%= mrPkg.snapshotRepo %>)<%
   } %>
 <% } %>