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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Web service which collects and serves bug reports.
 
-rageshake requires Go version 1.15 or later.
+rageshake requires Go version 1.16 or later.
 
 To run it, do:
 
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ You can get notifications when a new rageshake arrives on the server.
 
 Currently this tool supports pushing notifications as GitHub issues in a repo,
 through a Slack webhook or by email, cf sample config file for how to
-configure them.
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+configure them.