diff --git a/modules/deploy/partials/requirements.adoc b/modules/deploy/partials/requirements.adoc
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@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ endif::[]
 
 *Requirements*:
 
-- Each node must have at least two physical CPU cores.
+- Each production node must have at least two physical CPU cores.
 - x86_64 (Westmere or newer) and AWS Graviton processors are supported.
 ifdef::env-kubernetes[]
 - Each Redpanda Pod requires at least 2 GiB of memory per core.