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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The easiest way to get etcd is to use one of the pre-built release binaries whic
 
 For more installation guides, please check out [play.etcd.io](http://play.etcd.io) and [operating etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/tree/master/Documentation#operating-etcd-clusters).
 
-For those wanting to try the very latest version, [build the latest version of etcd][dl-build] from the `master` branch. This first needs [*Go*](https://golang.org/) installed (version 1.11+ is required). All development occurs on `master`, including new features and bug fixes. Bug fixes are first targeted at `master` and subsequently ported to release branches, as described in the [branch management][branch-management] guide.
+For those wanting to try the very latest version, [build the latest version of etcd][dl-build] from the `master` branch. This first needs [*Go*](https://golang.org/) installed (version 1.12+ is required). All development occurs on `master`, including new features and bug fixes. Bug fixes are first targeted at `master` and subsequently ported to release branches, as described in the [branch management][branch-management] guide.
 
 [github-release]: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases
 [branch-management]: ./Documentation/branch_management.md