diff --git a/docs/config.yaml b/docs/config.yaml
index 5f0de324cf..18433696d3 100644
--- a/docs/config.yaml
+++ b/docs/config.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ params:
   author: The Gitea Authors
   website: https://docs.gitea.io
   version: 1.11.0
+  minGoVersion: 1.11
+  goVersion: 1.13
 
 outputs:
   home:
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md
index 9c865ebf11..1e792d39c1 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md
@@ -36,17 +36,12 @@ necessary. To be able to use these you must have the `"$GOPATH"/bin` directory
 on the executable path. If you don't add the go bin directory to the
 executable path you will have to manage this yourself.
 
-**Note 2**: Go version 1.11 or higher is required; however, it is important
+**Note 2**: Go version {{< min-go-version >}} or higher is required; however, it is important
 to note that our continuous integration will check that the formatting of the
 source code is not changed by `gofmt` using `make fmt-check`. Unfortunately,
 the results of `gofmt` can differ by the version of `go`. It is therefore
-recommended to install the version of go that our continuous integration is
-running. At the time of writing this is Go version 1.12; however, this can be
-checked by looking at the
-[master `.drone.yml`](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/.drone.yml)
-(At the time of writing
-[line 67](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/8917d66571a95f3da232a0c27bc1300210d10fde/.drone.yml#L67)
-is the relevant line - but this may change.)
+recommended to install the version of Go that our continuous integration is
+running. As of last update, it should be Go version {{< go-version >}}.
 
 ## Downloading and cloning the Gitea source code
 
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
index 861d611391..3f767308f7 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ necessary. To be able to use these, you must have the `"$GOPATH/bin"` directory
 on the executable path. If you don't add the go bin directory to the
 executable path, you will have to manage this yourself.
 
-**Note 2**: Go version 1.11 or higher is required. However, it is recommended to
+**Note 2**: Go version {{< min-go-version >}} or higher is required. However, it is recommended to
 obtain the same version as our continuous integration, see the advice given in
 <a href='{{< relref "doc/advanced/hacking-on-gitea.en-us.md" >}}'>Hacking on
 Gitea</a>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ git checkout v{{< version >}}  # or git checkout pr-xyz
 
 To build from source, the following programs must be present on the system:
 
-- `go` 1.11.0 or higher, see [here](https://golang.org/dl/)
+- `go` {{< min-go-version >}} or higher, see [here](https://golang.org/dl/)
 - `node` 10.0.0 or higher with `npm`, see [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 - `make`, see <a href='{{< relref "doc/advanced/make.en-us.md" >}}'>here</a>
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" make build
 
 The `build` target is split into two sub-targets:
 
-- `make backend` which requires [Go 1.11](https://golang.org/dl/) or greater.
+- `make backend` which requires [Go {{< min-go-version >}}](https://golang.org/dl/) or greater.
 - `make frontend` which requires [Node.js 10.0.0](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) or greater.
 
 If pre-built frontend files are present it is possible to only build the backend:
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.zh-cn.md
index b9b5be2b5f..dc6cae151d 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-source.zh-cn.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ git checkout v{{< version >}}
 
 要从源代码进行编译，以下依赖程序必须事先安装好：
 
-- `go` 1.11.0 或以上版本, 详见 [here](https://golang.org/dl/)
+- `go` {{< min-go-version >}} 或以上版本, 详见 [here](https://golang.org/dl/)
 - `node` 10.0.0 或以上版本，并且安装 `npm`, 详见 [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 - `make`, 详见 <a href='{{< relref "make.zh-cn.md" >}}'>这里</a>
 
diff --git a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/go-version.html b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/go-version.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f846683d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/go-version.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ .Site.Params.goVersion }}
diff --git a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/min-go-version.html b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/min-go-version.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50b880d1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/min-go-version.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ .Site.Params.minGoVersion }}