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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Requirements
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 * [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html) 0.12.x
-* [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) 1.14 (to build the provider plugin)
+* [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) 1.18 (to build the provider plugin)
 
 Building The Provider
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