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 # Node.js gRPC Library
 
-## Status
-Beta
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 ## PREREQUISITES
 - `node`: This requires `node` to be installed, version `0.12` or above. If you instead have the `nodejs` executable on Debian, you should install the [`nodejs-legacy`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/nodejs-legacy) package.