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 ## Build and run Portainer locally
 
-Ensure you have Docker, Node.js, yarn, and Golang installed in the correct versions.
+Ensure you have Docker, Node.js, yarn, Golang, and the command-line utility jq installed in the correct versions.
 
 Install dependencies: