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 To build the `containerd` daemon, and the `ctr` simple test client, the following build system dependencies are required:
 
-* Go 1.22.x or above
+* Go compiler (download from https://go.dev/dl/). The two most recent major Go versions are supported. For example, if Go 1.25 is the latest, then 1.25 and 1.24 are supported.
 * Protoc 3.x compiler and headers (download at the [Google protobuf releases page](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases))
 * Btrfs headers and libraries for your distribution. Note that building the btrfs driver can be disabled via the build tag `no_btrfs`, removing this dependency.