diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cd07ed4ba..40ea7630f 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ can quickly merge or address your contributions.
 If you have never worked with Go before, you will have to install its
 runtime in order to build packer.
 
-1. [Install go](https://golang.org/doc/install#install)
+1. The current version of go for this project is 1.12.x. [Install go](https://golang.org/doc/install#install)
 
 ## Setting up Packer for dev