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 ### Pre-Requisites
 
-- [ASP .NET Core Runtime (>= v3.1)](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/current/runtime) (Choose the option to `Run Server Apps` for your system) If you plan to install tgstation-server as a Windows service, you should also ensure that your .NET Framework runtime version is >= v4.7.2 (Download can be found on same page). Ensure that the `dotnet` executable file is in your system's `PATH` variable (or that of the user's that will be running the server).
+- [ASP .NET Core Runtime (>= v3.1, < v5.0)](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/3.1) (Choose the option to `Run Server Apps` for your system) If you plan to install tgstation-server as a Windows service, you should also ensure that your .NET Framework runtime version is >= v4.7.2 (Download can be found on same page). Ensure that the `dotnet` executable file is in your system's `PATH` variable (or that of the user's that will be running the server).
 - A [MariaDB](https://downloads.mariadb.org/), MySQL, [PostgresSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/download/), or [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55994) database engine is required
 
 ### Installation