diff --git a/MONOREPO/tools/setupgo b/MONOREPO/tools/setupgo
deleted file mode 100755
index 1150f3a081..0000000000
--- a/MONOREPO/tools/setupgo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#doc:
-#doc: # MONOREPO/tools/setupgo
-#doc:
-#doc: Installs the required golang version in $HOME.
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-reporoot=$(dirname $(dirname $(dirname $(realpath $0))))
-
-source $reporoot/MONOREPO/tools/libcore.bash
-
-golang_version=$(cd $reporoot && cat GOVERSION)
-golang_tarball=go${golang_version}.$(goos)-$(goarch).tar.gz
-golang_tarball_url=https://dl.google.com/go/${golang_tarball}
-golang_sha256=${golang_tarball}.sha256
-golang_sha256_url=${golang_tarball_url}.sha256
-
-if [[ ! -d $HOME/sdk/go${golang_version} ]]; then
-	run curl -f#SLO $golang_tarball_url
-	run curl -f#SLO $golang_sha256_url
-	echo "$(cat $golang_sha256)  $golang_tarball" >SHA256SUMS
-	run sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
-	run rm -f SHA256SUMS $golang_sha256
-	run mkdir -p $HOME/sdk
-	run tar -C $HOME/sdk -xf $golang_tarball
-	run mv $HOME/sdk/go $HOME/sdk/go$golang_version
-	run rm -f $golang_tarball
-fi
-
-if [[ -d $HOME/bin ]]; then
-	run rm -f $HOME/bin/go
-	run ln -s $HOME/sdk/go${golang_version}/bin/go $HOME/bin/go
-fi
-
-run $reporoot/CLI/check-go-version
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index a60d508d16..0a351887ba 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ mingw-w64 cross-compiler.
 
 The following commands show how to setup a development
 environment using Debian 12 ("bookworm"). The same instructions
-should also work for Debian-based distribution (e.g., Ubuntu).
+should also work for Debian-based distribution (e.g., Ubuntu)
+as long as you're using Go >= 1.19.
 
 ```bash
 # install the compilers, git, and the root CA
@@ -97,10 +98,13 @@ go install -v golang.org/dl/go1.20.12@latest
 $HOME/go/bin/go1.20.12 download
 ```
 
+You can automate the last two steps by using `./script/go.bash` as your
+Go compiler, as explained below.
+
 ### Fedora developer setup
 
 The following commands show how to setup a development
-environment using Fedora.
+environment using Fedora, as long as your Fedora uses Go >= 1.19.
 
 ```bash
 # install the compilers and git
@@ -116,6 +120,9 @@ go install -v golang.org/dl/go1.20.12@latest
 $HOME/go/bin/go1.20.12 download
 ```
 
+You can automate the last two steps by using `./script/go.bash` as your
+Go compiler, as explained below.
+
 ### macOS developer setup
 
 The following commands show how to setup a development
@@ -136,7 +143,15 @@ go install -v golang.org/dl/go1.20.12@latest
 $HOME/go/bin/go1.20.12 download
 ```
 
-### Build instructions
+You can automate the last two steps by using `./script/go.bash` as your
+Go compiler, as explained below.
+
+### Build instructions without using `./script/go.bash`
+
+This section describe how to manually use the correct version of Go you have
+installed. You can alternatively use the `./script/go.bash` wrapper to automatically
+use the correct Go version (provided you have Go >= 1.19 installed), as described
+in a subsequent section of this file.
 
 Once you have installed the correct Go version and a C compiler,
 you can compile `ooniprobe` using:
@@ -166,6 +181,23 @@ $HOME/go/bin/go1.20.12 build -v -ldflags '-s -w' ./internal/cmd/oohelperd
 This command will generate a stripped binary called `oohelperd`
 in the toplevel directory.
 
+### Alternative: using the `./script/go.bash` script
+
+The `./script/go.bash` script requires Go >= 1.19 and automates installing and
+using the correct version of Go. Running this script as follows:
+
+```bash
+./script/go.bash build -v -ldflags '-s -w' ./internal/cmd/miniooni
+```
+
+Is equivalent to running these commands:
+
+```bash
+go install -v golang.org/dl/go1.20.12@latest
+$HOME/go/bin/go1.20.12 download
+$HOME/sdk/go1.20.12/bin/go build -v -ldflags '-s -w' ./internal/cmd/miniooni
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Please, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).