list recommended version of PostgreSQL

doc/install/requirements.md

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 ### PostgreSQL Requirements
+As of GitLab 9.0, PostgreSQL 9.6 is recommended. Lower versions of PostgreSQL
+may work but primary testing and developement takes place using PostgreSQL 9.6.
+
 Users using PostgreSQL must ensure the `pg_trgm` extension is loaded into every
 GitLab database. This extension can be enabled (using a PostgreSQL super user)
 by running the following query for every database: