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 [[dependencies]]
 === Dependencies
 
+In order to create Beats we rely on Golang libraries and other
+external tools.
+
+[float]
+==== Golang
+
 To manage the `vendor/` folder we use
 https://github.com/kardianos/govendor[govendor]. Please see
 the govendor documentation on how to add or update vendored dependencies.
 
 In most cases `govendor fetch your/dependency@version +out` will get the job done.
 
+[float]
+==== Other dependencies
+
+Besides Go libraries, we are using development tools to generate parsers for inputs and processors.
+
+The following packages are required to run `go generate`:
+
+[float]
+===== Auditbeat
+
+* FlatBuffers >= 1.9
+
+[float]
+===== Filebeat
+
+* Graphviz >= 2.43.0
+* Ragel >= 6.10
+
+
 [float]
 [[changelog]]
 === Changelog