diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 1799f52..e7eea5d 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-golang 1.19
+golang 1.20.4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d38f91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/jritsema/go-htmx-starter
+
+go 1.20
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0d3465..2498eb9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ func main() {
 	//exit process immediately upon sigterm
 	handleSigTerms()
 
-	//run
-	if err := run(os.Args, os.Stdout); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
 }
 
 func handleSigTerms() {
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ffeccfe..0000000
--- a/run.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-)
-
-func run(args []string, stdout io.Writer) error {
-	fmt.Println("hello world")
-	return nil
-}