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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ If needed, please make sure to back up your files from ```/etc/wireguard```.
 For a full list of configuration options take a look at the source file [internal/server/configuration.go](internal/server/configuration.go#L56).
 
 ### Standalone
-For a standalone application, use the Makefile provided in the repository to build the application.
+For a standalone application, use the Makefile provided in the repository to build the application. Go version 1.16 or higher has to be installed to build WireGuard Portal.
 
 ```
 make
@@ -219,4 +219,4 @@ under the URL `http://<your wg-portal ip/domain>/swagger/index.html`.
  * MIT License. [MIT](LICENSE.txt) or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  
 
-This project was inspired by [wg-gen-web](https://github.com/vx3r/wg-gen-web).
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+This project was inspired by [wg-gen-web](https://github.com/vx3r/wg-gen-web).