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 Besides python packages dependencies, Meteor requires:
 - python 3.10+
 - [bowtie2 2.3.5+](https://github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie2)
-- [freebayes 1.2+](https://github.com/freebayes/freebayes)
+- [freebayes 1.3.6+](https://github.com/freebayes/freebayes)
 
 ## Installation