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@@ -45,13 +45,9 @@
 
 It's easy to get started with Pixi.js! Simply download a [prebuilt build](https://github.com/pixijs/pixi.js/wiki/FAQs#where-can-i-get-a-build)!
 
-Alternatively, Pixi.js can be installed with [Bower](https://bower.io/#getting-started), [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/what-is-npm) or simply using a content delivery network (CDN) URL to embed Pixi.js directly on your HTML page.
+Alternatively, Pixi.js can be installed with [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/what-is-npm) or simply using a content delivery network (CDN) URL to embed Pixi.js directly on your HTML page.
 
-#### Bower Install
-
-```
-$> bower install pixi.js
-```
+_Note: After v4.5.0, support for the [Bower](https://bower.io) package manager has been dropped. Please see the [release notes](https://github.com/pixijs/pixi.js/releases/tag/v4.5.0) for more information._
 
 #### NPM Install
 
@@ -62,10 +58,10 @@
 #### CDN Install (via cdnjs)
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pixi.js/4.4.3/pixi.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pixi.js/4.5.1/pixi.min.js"></script>
 ```
 
-_Note: `4.4.3` can be replaced by any [released](https://github.com/pixijs/pixi.js/releases) version._
+_Note: `4.5.1` can be replaced by any [released](https://github.com/pixijs/pixi.js/releases) version._
 
 ### Demos ###