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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 ## Setup
 
-- A new version of **Go**  should be installed. [Go installation](https://go.dev/doc/install)
+- A recent version of **Go** (1.17+) should be installed. [Go installation](https://go.dev/doc/install)
 
 - Clone the repository `git clone https://github.com/csaf-poc/csaf_distribution.git `
 
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 ```
 
 - [Install](http://nginx.org/en/docs/install.html)  **nginx**
-- To configure nginx see [docs/provider-setup.md](docs/provider-setup.md)
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+- To configure nginx see [docs/provider-setup.md](docs/provider-setup.md)