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+#### Go version
+
+Some rules require a specific Go version which is retrieved from the Go module file present in the project. If this version cannot be found, it will fallback to Go runtime version.
+
+The Go module version is parsed using the `go list` command which in some cases might lead to performance degradation. In this situation, the go module version can be easily disabled by setting the environment variable `GOSECNOMODVERSION=on`.
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 gosec will fetch automatically the dependencies of the code which is being analyzed when go module is turned on (e.g.`GO111MODULE=on`). If this is not the case,