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 ## TL;DR
 ```console
-$ go get github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-builder
+$ GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-builder
 $ cat > ~/.otelcol-builder.yaml <<EOF
 exporters:
   - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.20.0"