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 ## Getting started
-Running Dragonfly requires at least **Go 1.18**. After starting the server through one of the methods below,
+Running Dragonfly requires at least **Go 1.21**. After starting the server through one of the methods below,
 **ctrl+c** may be used to shut down the server. Also check out the [wiki](https://github.com/df-mc/dragonfly/wiki) for
 more detailed info.