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@@ -207,12 +207,8 @@ This will only run the "css" module tests. This will significantly speed up your
 **ALWAYS RUN THE FULL SUITE BEFORE COMMITTING AND PUSHING A PATCH!**
 
 
-### jQuery 2.x supports the following browsers:
+### Browser support
 
-* Chrome Current-1
-* Safari Current-1
-* Firefox Current-1
-* IE 9+
-* Opera Current-1
+Remember that jQuery supports multiple browsers and their versions; any contributed code must work in all of them. You can refer to the [browser support page](http://jquery.com/browser-support/) for the current list of supported browsers.
 
-jQuery 1.x additionally supports IE6+.
+Note that browser support differs depending on whether you are targeting the `master` or `1.x-master` branch.