diff --git a/docs/contributors/build_guide.md b/docs/contributors/build_guide.md
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 ### Build Requirements
-* A recent Go distribution (>=1.11)
+* A recent Go distribution (>=1.12)
 * If you're not on Linux, you'll need a Docker installation
-* Minikube requires at least 4GB of RAM to compile, which can be problematic when using docker-machine
+* minikube requires at least 4GB of RAM to compile, which can be problematic when using docker-machine
 
 #### Prerequisites for different GNU/Linux distributions