diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15f42db06..747c7d33c 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ To update Testify to the latest version, use `go get -u github.com/stretchr/test
 Supported go versions
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-We support the four major Go versions, which are 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, and 1.11 at the moment.
+We support the three major Go versions, which are 1.9, 1.10, and 1.11 at the moment.
 
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