diff --git a/docs/honk.8 b/docs/honk.8
index 1023e18..1b045df 100644
--- a/docs/honk.8
+++ b/docs/honk.8
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
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-requires a go compiler 1.13 and libsqlite.
+requires a go compiler 1.16 and libsqlite.
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 this is the go and sqlite3 packages.