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@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ This code is known to work on Go 1.12 and above. We recommend always using the n
 
 ## Installation instructions
 
-```
+```shell
+# go >= 1.17
+# Using `go get` to install binaries is deprecated.
+# The version suffix is mandatory.
+go install github.com/google/go-jsonnet/cmd/jsonnet@latest
+
+# go < 1.17
 go get github.com/google/go-jsonnet/cmd/jsonnet
 ```