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 1) From release 1.5.14, release hashes are signed with a new PGP key.
 See details [here](https://fabiolb.net/faq/verifying-releases/).
 
-2) From release 1.5.14 onward, fabio is compiled with golang 1.15+
-.  This means that the http client will no longer validate
+2) From release 1.5.14 onward, fabio binary releases are compiled with golang 1.15+
+.  This means that the fabio will no longer validate upstream
 https certificates that do not have SAN extensions matching the
 server name.  This may be a concern if fabio is communicating with
   https backends with misconfigured certificates.  If this is a problem, you can specify `tlsskipverify=true`