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@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Next, clone this repository into `$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/consul` and
 then just type `make`. In a few moments, you'll have a working `consul` executable:
 
 ```
+$ go get -u ./...
 $ make
 ...
 $ bin/consul