diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 089e9130b..67944a0c5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@ Start by forking the Minio GitHub repository, make changes in a branch and then
 Fork [Minio upstream](https://github.com/minio/minio/fork) source repository to your own personal repository. Copy the URL of your Minio fork (you will need it for the `git clone` command below).
 
 ```sh
-$ mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/minio
-$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/minio
-$ git clone <paste saved URL for personal forked minio repo>
-$ cd minio
+$ git clone https://github.com/minio/minio
+$ go install -v
+$ ls /go/bin/minio
 ```
 
 ### Set up git remote as ``upstream``
 ```sh
-$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/minio/minio
+$ cd minio
 $ git remote add upstream https://github.com/minio/minio
 $ git fetch upstream
 $ git merge upstream/master
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d968fad7..571204f28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ service minio start
 ```
 
 ## Install from Source
-Source installation is only intended for developers and advanced users. If you do not have a working Golang environment, please follow [How to install Golang](https://docs.minio.io/docs/how-to-install-golang).
+Source installation is only intended for developers and advanced users. If you do not have a working Golang environment, please follow [How to install Golang](https://golang.org/doc/install). Minimum version required is [go1.12](https://golang.org/dl/#stable)
 
 ```sh
-go get -u github.com/minio/minio
+GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/minio/minio
 ```
 
 ## Allow port access for Firewalls