diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1112d37afa3..0a540dedd9e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ go:
 
 matrix:
   include:
+    - go: 1.x
+      name: "verify-dependencies"
+      script:
+        - make verify-dependencies
     - go: 1.12.x
       name: "cgroup-systemd"
       env:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9a17eb8f5d..f224b6ec742 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf $(RELEASE_DIR)
 	rm -rf $(MAN_DIR)
 
-validate: verify-dependencies
+validate:
 	script/validate-gofmt
 	script/validate-c
 	$(GO) vet $(allpackages)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a151916afeb..52e641bab3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@ You can run a test using your container engine's flags by setting `CONTAINER_ENG
 
 `runc` uses [Go Modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules) for dependencies management.
 Please refer to [Go Modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules) for how to add or update
-new dependencies.
+new dependencies. When updating dependencies, be sure that you are running Go `1.14` or newer.
+
+```
+# Update vendored dependencies
+make vendor
+# Verify all dependencies
+make verify-dependencies
+```
 
 ## Using runc