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+# kubernetes/test-infra dependency management
+
+test-infra uses [`dep`](https://github.com/golang/dep) for Go dependency
+management. `dep` is a prototype dependency management tool for Go. It requires
+Go 1.8 or newer to compile.
+
+You can follow the [setup instructions](https://github.com/golang/dep#setup) to
+set up `dep` in your local environment.