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 Either clone from this GitHub repository or install from
 [GNU ELPA](https://elpa.gnu.org/) (recommended).
 
+`use-package` has been included in Emacs since [version 29.1](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/news/NEWS.29.1).
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 ## Getting started
 
 Here is the simplest `use-package` declaration: