diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0b0475772..5d42069b5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Prerequisites are:
 
 * Build:
   * `make`
-  * [Go 1.7+](http://golang.org/doc/install)
+  * [Go 1.8+](http://golang.org/doc/install)
 
 Clone `goreleaser` from source into `$GOPATH`: