diff --git a/docs/installation/windows.md b/docs/installation/windows.md
index e19dbeea2..05a3af49b 100644
--- a/docs/installation/windows.md
+++ b/docs/installation/windows.md
@@ -58,27 +58,29 @@ ruby -v
 
 ### Installing Rails
 
-Since Rails ships with so many dependencies these days, we're going to need to
-install a JavaScript runtime like NodeJS. This lets you use CoffeeScript and the
-Asset Pipeline in Rails which combines and minifies your JavaScript to provide a
-faster production environment.
+As a pre-requisite to install Rails, we're going to need to install a JavaScript
+runtime like Node.js.
 
-To install NodeJS, we're going to add it using the official repository:
+To install Node.js, we're going to add it using the official repository:
 
 ```shell
-curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
+curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
 sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
 node -v
 npm -v
 ```
 
+Please refer to
+[NodeSource installation instructions](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#installation-instructions)
+for further details.
+
 If `npm -v` gives `Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting "in")`, restart the
 terminal and try again.
 
 And now, for rails itself:
 
 ```shell
-gem install rails -v 5.2.3
+gem install rails -v 5.2.4.2
 ```
 
 Then run `rbenv rehash` to make the Rails executable available. Check it out by
@@ -87,7 +89,6 @@ using `rails -v` command
 ```shell
 rbenv rehash
 rails -v
-# Rails 5.2.3
 ```
 
 ### Yarn