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 ## Installation
 
 1. Download [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md) or update `composer self-update`.
-2. Run `php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist -s dev cakephp/app [app_name]`.
+2. Run `php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app [app_name]`.
 
 If Composer is installed globally, run
 ```bash