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 ## Getting Started
 ### Prerequisites
 Burrow is written in Go, so before you get started, you should [install and set up Go](https://golang.org/doc/install). As the dependencies
-are managed using Go module, the lowest version of Go supported is 1.11, though we recommend using version 1.12 for development.
+are managed using Go modules, the minimum version of Go supported is 1.24 (per `go.mod`); CI currently builds with Go 1.25.
 
 ### Build and Install
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