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 ### Compatibility
 
+OpenTelemetry-Go attempts to track the current supported versions of the
+[Go language](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release#policy). The release
+schedule after a new minor version of go is as follows:
+
+- The first release or one month, which ever is sooner, will add build steps for the new go version.
+- The first release after three months will remove support for the oldest go version.
+
 This project is tested on the following systems.
 
 | OS      | Go Version | Architecture |