diff --git a/docs/prod-install.md b/docs/prod-install.md
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@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Installation
 
 Ensure you have an Ubuntu system that satisfies [the installation
-requirements](prod-requirements.html).
-
-Prior to installing Zulip, you should have an Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty
-64-bit server instance, with at least 4GB RAM, 2 CPUs, and 10 GB disk
-space. You should also have a domain name available and have updated
-its DNS record to point to the server.
+requirements](prod-requirements.html).  In short, you should have an
+Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty or Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial 64-bit server instance,
+with at least 4GB RAM, 2 CPUs, and 10 GB disk space.  You should also
+have a domain name available and have updated its DNS record to point
+to the server.
 
 ## Step 0: Subscribe
 
diff --git a/docs/prod-requirements.md b/docs/prod-requirements.md
index c4c974b7df..4b950736e9 100644
--- a/docs/prod-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/prod-requirements.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ instance).
 
 #### Operating System
 
-Only Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty is supported for running Zulip in production. 64-bit
-is recommended.
+Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty and Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial are supported for running
+Zulip in production. 64-bit is recommended.
 
 #### Domain name