diff --git a/golang/README.md b/golang/README.md
index 4f72aa02a..0f453e3f1 100644
--- a/golang/README.md
+++ b/golang/README.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
-RUN go mod download && go mod verify
+RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
 RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/app ./...