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@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Your package should have this structure:
 | tsconfig.json | This allows you to run `tsc` within the package. |
 | tslint.json | Enables linting. |
 
-Generate these by running `npm install -g dts-gen` and `dts-gen --dt --name my-package-name --template module`.
+Generate these by running `npx dts-gen --dt --name my-package-name --template module` if you have npm ≥ 5.2.0, `npm install -g dts-gen` and `dts-gen --dt --name my-package-name --template module` otherwise.
 See all options at [dts-gen](https://github.com/Microsoft/dts-gen).
 
 You may edit the `tsconfig.json` to add new files, to add `"target": "es6"` (needed for async functions), to add to `"lib"`, or to add the `"jsx"` compiler option.