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@@ -64,13 +64,19 @@ These plugins are ready to use but are not included by default and are not maint
 These requirements are for the computer running the core framework:
 
 * Any Linux or MacOS
-* Python 3.9+ (with Pip3)
+  * Python 3.10+ (with Pip3)
 * Recommended hardware to run on is 8GB+ RAM and 2+ CPUs
-* Recommended: GoLang 1.17+ to dynamically compile GoLang-based agents.
+* Recommended: [GoLang 1.24+](https://go.dev/doc/install) to dynamically compile GoLang-based agents.
 * NodeJS (v16+ recommended for v5 VueJS UI)
 
 ## Installation
 
+Note: we HIGHLY recommend installing Caldera in a Python virtual environment to avoid issues with pip packages. You can use an existing environment if you wish or create a new one from scratch:
+```Bash
+python3 -m venv .calderavenv
+source .calderavenv/bin/activate
+```
+
 Concise installation steps:
 ```Bash
 git clone https://github.com/mitre/caldera.git --recursive
@@ -89,7 +95,6 @@ Next, install the PIP requirements:
 ```Bash
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
-**Super-power your Caldera server installation! [Install GoLang (1.19+)](https://go.dev/doc/install)**
 
 Finally, start the server.
 ```Bash