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   The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable [`express(1)`](https://github.com/expressjs/generator) to generate an application as shown below:
 
-  Install the executable. The executable's major version will match Express's:
+  Install the executable:
 
 ```bash
 npm install -g express-generator@4
 ```
 
+  > Note: the generator is currently 4.x and scaffolds an Express 4-style
+  > application. If you want a starter that follows the Express 5 APIs, create
+  > a new project manually (for example `npm init -y && npm install express`) or
+  > update the generated app to Express 5 after scaffolding.
+
   Create the app:
 
 ```bash