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@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ The https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov3 repo contains inference and training c
 
 # Requirements
 
-Python 3.7 or later with all of the `pip install -U -r requirements.txt` packages including:
-- `torch >= 1.4`
-- `opencv-python`
-- `Pillow`
-
-All dependencies are included in the associated docker images. Docker requirements are: 
+Python 3.7 or later with all of the `pip install -U -r requirements.txt` packages including `torch >= 1.5`. Docker images come with all dependencies preinstalled. Docker requirements are: 
 - Nvidia Driver >= 440.44
 - Docker Engine - CE >= 19.03
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pip install -U -r requirements.txt
 numpy
 opencv-python >= 4.1
-torch >= 1.4
+torch >= 1.5
 matplotlib
 pycocotools
 tqdm