diff --git a/docs/build.rst b/docs/build.rst
index 92cef2055..c72050d54 100644
--- a/docs/build.rst
+++ b/docs/build.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Run-time dependencies:
 Build-time dependencies:
 
 * ``gcc`` or ``clang``
-* ``go``
+* ``go >= 1.19``
 * ``pkg-config``
 * For building on Linux in addition to the above dependencies you might also
   need to install the following packages, if they are not already installed by