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 For those who have experience with flashing ESPHome onto devices:
 
-* Make sure you are using ESPHome 2021.10.0 or newer.
+* Make sure you are using ESPHome 2022.12.0 or newer.
 * Copy [`example.yaml`](example.yaml) to `<CONFIG_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>.yaml`.
 * Modify the configuration to your needs (see the [configuration guide](doc/configuration.md)).
 * Compile the `firmware.bin` file and download it to the device to which you have connected your
diff --git a/doc/installation.md b/doc/installation.md
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 # Installation guide
 
-The code must be compiled into a firmware using ESPHome 2021.10.0 or later. Therefore, a prerequisite
+The code must be compiled into a firmware using ESPHome 2022.12.0 or later. Therefore, a prerequisite
 is that you have ESPHome up and running in some form (command line, docker container, web dashboard,
 possibly from within Home Assistant as an add-on). For information on this, please refer to the
 documentation on the [ESPHome website](https://esphome.io).