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 See the [Planning your Installation](https://matrix-org.github.io/dendrite/installation/planning) page for
 more information on requirements.
 
-To build Dendrite, you will need Go 1.18 or later.
+To build Dendrite, you will need Go 1.20 or later.
 
 For a usable federating Dendrite deployment, you will also need: