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 The MongoDB supported driver for Go.
 
+> \[!NOTE\]
+>
+> Go Driver 1.17.0 is the last planned 1.x version.
+> It will receive critical bug fixes, but future development and features
+> will be in the 2.x version of the driver.
+
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 ## Requirements