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+Instruct users to use the latest version of create-directus-extension
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 The easiest way to start developing extensions is to use the `create-directus-extension` utility:
 
 ```bash
-npm init directus-extension
+npm init directus-extension@latest
 ```
 
 After specifying the name of the extension, the type of the extension and the programming language you want to use, the