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@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ However, if you want to integrate containerd into your project we have an easy t
 In this guide we will pull and run a redis server with containerd using the client package.
 We will assume that you are running a modern linux host for this example with a compatible build of `runc`.
 Please refer to [RUNC.md](/docs/RUNC.md) for the currently supported version of `runc`.
-This project requires Go 1.9.x or above.
-If you need to install Go or update your currently installed one, please refer to Go install page at https://golang.org/doc/install.
+This project requires a recent version of Go (minimum 1.16).  If you need to install or update Go
+please refer to the [Go install instructions](https://go.dev/doc/install).
 
 ## Starting containerd