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 ### Go
 
-[Go][go] `1.19.x` is needed to work with this repo. On Macs, installing via [Homebrew][homebrew] is recommended: `brew install go`. For Windows & Linux, you can [follow Go’s installation guide][go] if you don’t have your own preferred method of package installation.
+[Go][go] `1.20+` is needed to work with this repo. On Macs, installing via [Homebrew][homebrew] is recommended: `brew install go`. For Windows & Linux, you can [follow Go’s installation guide][go] if you don’t have your own preferred method of package installation.
 
 If you use VS Code as your primary editor, installing the [Go extension][go-vscode] is highly recommended.