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     1  <!--{
     2  	"Title": "Release History"
     3  }-->
     4  
     5  <p>This page summarizes the changes between official stable releases of Go.
     6  The <a href="//golang.org/change">change log</a> has the full details.</p>
     7  
     8  <p>To update to a specific release, use:</p>
     9  
    10  <pre>
    11  git pull
    12  git checkout <i>release-branch</i>
    13  </pre>
    14  
    15  <h2 id="policy">Release Policy</h2>
    16  
    17  <p>
    18  Each major Go release is supported until there are two newer major releases.
    19  For example, Go 1.8 is supported until Go 1.10 is released,
    20  and Go 1.9 is supported until Go 1.11 is released.
    21  We fix critical problems, including <a href="/security">critical security problems</a>,
    22  in supported releases as needed by issuing minor revisions
    23  (for example, Go 1.9.1, Go 1.9.2, and so on).
    24  </p>
    25  
    26  <h2 id="go1.10">go1.10 (released 2018/02/16)</h2>
    27  
    28  <p>
    29  Go 1.10 is a major release of Go.
    30  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.10">Go 1.10 Release Notes</a> for more information.
    31  </p>
    32  
    33  <h2 id="go1.9">go1.9 (released 2017/08/24)</h2>
    34  
    35  <p>
    36  Go 1.9 is a major release of Go.
    37  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.9">Go 1.9 Release Notes</a> for more information.
    38  </p>
    39  
    40  <h3 id="go1.9.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
    41  
    42  <p>
    43  go1.9.1 (released 2017/10/04) includes two security fixes.
    44  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.1">Go
    45  1.9.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
    46  </p>
    47  
    48  <p>
    49  go1.9.2 (released 2017/10/25) includes fixes to the compiler, linker, runtime,
    50  documentation, <code>go</code> command,
    51  and the <code>crypto/x509</code>, <code>database/sql</code>, <code>log</code>,
    52  and <code>net/smtp</code> packages.
    53  It includes a fix to a bug introduced in Go 1.9.1 that broke <code>go</code> <code>get</code>
    54  of non-Git repositories under certain conditions.
    55  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.2">Go
    56  1.9.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
    57  </p>
    58  
    59  <p>
    60  go1.9.3 (released 2018/01/22) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime,
    61  and the <code>database/sql</code>, <code>math/big</code>, <code>net/http</code>,
    62  and <code>net/url</code> packages.
    63  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.3">Go
    64  1.9.3 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
    65  </p>
    66  
    67  <p>
    68  go1.9.4 (released 2018/02/07) includes a security fix to “go get”.
    69  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.4">Go
    70  1.9.4</a> milestone on our issue tracker for details.
    71  </p>
    72  
    73  <h2 id="go1.8">go1.8 (released 2017/02/16)</h2>
    74  
    75  <p>
    76  Go 1.8 is a major release of Go.
    77  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.8">Go 1.8 Release Notes</a> for more information.
    78  </p>
    79  
    80  <h3 id="go1.8.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
    81  
    82  <p>
    83  go1.8.1 (released 2017/04/07) includes fixes to the compiler, linker, runtime,
    84  documentation, <code>go</code> command and the <code>crypto/tls</code>,
    85  <code>encoding/xml</code>, <code>image/png</code>, <code>net</code>,
    86  <code>net/http</code>, <code>reflect</code>, <code>text/template</code>,
    87  and <code>time</code> packages.
    88  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.1">Go
    89  1.8.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
    90  </p>
    91  
    92  <p>
    93  go1.8.2 (released 2017/05/23) includes a security fix to the
    94  <code>crypto/elliptic</code> package.
    95  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.2">Go
    96  1.8.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
    97  </p>
    98  
    99  <p>
   100  go1.8.3 (released 2017/05/24) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime,
   101  documentation, and the <code>database/sql</code> package.
   102  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.3">Go
   103  1.8.3 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   104  </p>
   105  
   106  <p>
   107  go1.8.4 (released 2017/10/04) includes two security fixes.
   108  It contains the same fixes as Go 1.9.1 and was released at the same time.
   109  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.4">Go
   110  1.8.4 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   111  </p>
   112  
   113  <p>
   114  go1.8.5 (released 2017/10/25) includes fixes to the compiler, linker, runtime,
   115  documentation, <code>go</code> command,
   116  and the <code>crypto/x509</code> and <code>net/smtp</code> packages.
   117  It includes a fix to a bug introduced in Go 1.8.4 that broke <code>go</code> <code>get</code>
   118  of non-Git repositories under certain conditions.
   119  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.5">Go
   120  1.8.5 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   121  </p>
   122  
   123  <p>
   124  go1.8.6 (released 2018/01/22) includes the same fix in <code>math/big</code>
   125  as Go 1.9.3 and was released at the same time.
   126  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.6">Go
   127  1.8.6 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   128  </p>
   129  
   130  <p>
   131  go1.8.7 (released 2018/02/07) includes a security fix to “go get”.
   132  It contains the same fix as Go 1.9.4 and was released at the same time.
   133  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.7">Go
   134  1.8.7</a> milestone on our issue tracker for details.
   135  </p>
   136  
   137  <h2 id="go1.7">go1.7 (released 2016/08/15)</h2>
   138  
   139  <p>
   140  Go 1.7 is a major release of Go.
   141  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.7">Go 1.7 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   142  </p>
   143  
   144  <h3 id="go1.7.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   145  
   146  <p>
   147  go1.7.1 (released 2016/09/07) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime,
   148  documentation, and the <code>compress/flate</code>, <code>hash/crc32</code>,
   149  <code>io</code>, <code>net</code>, <code>net/http</code>,
   150  <code>path/filepath</code>, <code>reflect</code>, and <code>syscall</code>
   151  packages.
   152  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.7.1">Go
   153  1.7.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   154  </p>
   155  
   156  <p>
   157  go1.7.2 should not be used. It was tagged but not fully released.
   158  The release was deferred due to a last minute bug report.
   159  Use go1.7.3 instead, and refer to the summary of changes below.
   160  </p>
   161  
   162  <p>
   163  go1.7.3 (released 2016/10/19) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime,
   164  and the <code>crypto/cipher</code>, <code>crypto/tls</code>,
   165  <code>net/http</code>, and <code>strings</code> packages.
   166  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.7.3">Go
   167  1.7.3 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   168  </p>
   169  
   170  <p>
   171  go1.7.4 (released 2016/12/01) includes two security fixes.
   172  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.7.4">Go
   173  1.7.4 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   174  </p>
   175  
   176  <p>
   177  go1.7.5 (released 2017/01/26) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime,
   178  and the <code>crypto/x509</code> and <code>time</code> packages.
   179  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.7.5">Go
   180  1.7.5 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   181  </p>
   182  
   183  <p>
   184  go1.7.6 (released 2017/05/23) includes the same security fix as Go 1.8.2 and
   185  was released at the same time.
   186  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.2">Go
   187  1.8.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   188  </p>
   189  
   190  <h2 id="go1.6">go1.6 (released 2016/02/17)</h2>
   191  
   192  <p>
   193  Go 1.6 is a major release of Go.
   194  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.6">Go 1.6 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   195  </p>
   196  
   197  <h3 id="go1.6.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   198  
   199  <p>
   200  go1.6.1 (released 2016/04/12) includes two security fixes.
   201  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.6.1">Go
   202  1.6.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   203  </p>
   204  
   205  <p>
   206  go1.6.2 (released 2016/04/20) includes fixes to the compiler, runtime, tools,
   207  documentation, and the <code>mime/multipart</code>, <code>net/http</code>, and
   208  <code>sort</code> packages.
   209  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.6.2">Go
   210  1.6.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   211  </p>
   212  
   213  <p>
   214  go1.6.3 (released 2016/07/17) includes security fixes to the
   215  <code>net/http/cgi</code> package and <code>net/http</code> package when used in
   216  a CGI environment.
   217  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.6.3">Go
   218  1.6.3 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   219  </p>
   220  
   221  <p>
   222  go1.6.4 (released 2016/12/01) includes two security fixes.
   223  It contains the same fixes as Go 1.7.4 and was released at the same time.
   224  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.7.4">Go
   225  1.7.4 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   226  </p>
   227  
   228  <h2 id="go1.5">go1.5 (released 2015/08/19)</h2>
   229  
   230  <p>
   231  Go 1.5 is a major release of Go.
   232  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.5">Go 1.5 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   233  </p>
   234  
   235  <h3 id="go1.5.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   236  
   237  <p>
   238  go1.5.1 (released 2015/09/08) includes bug fixes to the compiler, assembler, and
   239  the <code>fmt</code>, <code>net/textproto</code>, <code>net/http</code>, and
   240  <code>runtime</code> packages.
   241  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.1">Go
   242  1.5.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   243  </p>
   244  
   245  <p>
   246  go1.5.2 (released 2015/12/02) includes bug fixes to the compiler, linker, and
   247  the <code>mime/multipart</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>runtime</code>
   248  packages.
   249  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.2">Go
   250  1.5.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   251  </p>
   252  
   253  <p>
   254  go1.5.3 (released 2016/01/13) includes a security fix to the <code>math/big</code> package
   255  affecting the <code>crypto/tls</code> package.
   256  See the <a href="https://golang.org/s/go153announce">release announcement</a> for details.
   257  </p>
   258  
   259  <p>
   260  go1.5.4 (released 2016/04/12) includes two security fixes.
   261  It contains the same fixes as Go 1.6.1 and was released at the same time.
   262  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.6.1">Go
   263  1.6.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
   264  </p>
   265  
   266  <h2 id="go1.4">go1.4 (released 2014/12/10)</h2>
   267  
   268  <p>
   269  Go 1.4 is a major release of Go.
   270  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.4">Go 1.4 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   271  </p>
   272  
   273  <h3 id="go1.4.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   274  
   275  <p>
   276  go1.4.1 (released 2015/01/15) includes bug fixes to the linker and the <code>log</code>, <code>syscall</code>, and <code>runtime</code> packages.
   277  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.4.1">Go 1.4.1 milestone on our issue tracker</a> for details.
   278  </p>
   279  
   280  <p>
   281  go1.4.2 (released 2015/02/17) includes bug fixes to the <code>go</code> command, the compiler and linker, and the <code>runtime</code>, <code>syscall</code>, <code>reflect</code>, and <code>math/big</code> packages.
   282  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.4.2">Go 1.4.2 milestone on our issue tracker</a> for details.
   283  </p>
   284  
   285  <p>
   286  go1.4.3 (released 2015/09/22) includes security fixes to the <code>net/http</code> package and bug fixes to the <code>runtime</code> package.
   287  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.4.3">Go 1.4.3 milestone on our issue tracker</a> for details.
   288  </p>
   289  
   290  <h2 id="go1.3">go1.3 (released 2014/06/18)</h2>
   291  
   292  <p>
   293  Go 1.3 is a major release of Go.
   294  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.3">Go 1.3 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   295  </p>
   296  
   297  <h3 id="go1.3.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   298  
   299  <p>
   300  go1.3.1 (released 2014/08/13) includes bug fixes to the compiler and the <code>runtime</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>crypto/rsa</code> packages.
   301  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.3.1">change history</a> for details.
   302  </p>
   303  
   304  <p>
   305  go1.3.2 (released 2014/09/25) includes bug fixes to cgo and the crypto/tls packages.
   306  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.3.2">change history</a> for details.
   307  </p>
   308  
   309  <p>
   310  go1.3.3 (released 2014/09/30) includes further bug fixes to cgo, the runtime package, and the nacl port.
   311  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.3.3">change history</a> for details.
   312  </p>
   313  
   314  <h2 id="go1.2">go1.2 (released 2013/12/01)</h2>
   315  
   316  <p>
   317  Go 1.2 is a major release of Go.
   318  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.2">Go 1.2 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   319  </p>
   320  
   321  <h3 id="go1.2.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   322  
   323  <p>
   324  go1.2.1 (released 2014/03/02) includes bug fixes to the <code>runtime</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>database/sql</code> packages.
   325  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.2.1">change history</a> for details.
   326  </p>
   327  
   328  <p>
   329  go1.2.2 (released 2014/05/05) includes a
   330  <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.2.2">security fix</a>
   331  that affects the tour binary included in the binary distributions (thanks to Guillaume T).
   332  </p>
   333  
   334  <h2 id="go1.1">go1.1 (released 2013/05/13)</h2>
   335  
   336  <p>
   337  Go 1.1 is a major release of Go.
   338  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.1">Go 1.1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   339  </p>
   340  
   341  <h3 id="go1.1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   342  
   343  <p>
   344  go1.1.1 (released 2013/06/13) includes several compiler and runtime bug fixes.
   345  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.1.1">change history</a> for details.
   346  </p>
   347  
   348  <p>
   349  go1.1.2 (released 2013/08/13) includes fixes to the <code>gc</code> compiler
   350  and <code>cgo</code>, and the <code>bufio</code>, <code>runtime</code>,
   351  <code>syscall</code>, and <code>time</code> packages.
   352  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/go1.1.2">change history</a> for details.
   353  If you use package syscall's <code>Getrlimit</code> and <code>Setrlimit</code>
   354  functions under Linux on the ARM or 386 architectures, please note change
   355  <a href="//golang.org/cl/11803043">11803043</a>
   356  that fixes <a href="//golang.org/issue/5949">issue 5949</a>.
   357  </p>
   358  
   359  <h2 id="go1">go1 (released 2012/03/28)</h2>
   360  
   361  <p>
   362  Go 1 is a major release of Go that will be stable in the long term.
   363  Read the <a href="/doc/go1.html">Go 1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
   364  </p>
   365  
   366  <p>
   367  It is intended that programs written for Go 1 will continue to compile and run
   368  correctly, unchanged, under future versions of Go 1.
   369  Read the <a href="/doc/go1compat.html">Go 1 compatibility document</a> for more
   370  about the future of Go 1.
   371  </p>
   372  
   373  <p>
   374  The go1 release corresponds to
   375  <code><a href="weekly.html#2012-03-27">weekly.2012-03-27</a></code>.
   376  </p>
   377  
   378  <h3 id="go1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>
   379  
   380  <p>
   381  go1.0.1 (released 2012/04/25) was issued to
   382  <a href="//golang.org/cl/6061043">fix</a> an
   383  <a href="//golang.org/issue/3545">escape analysis bug</a>
   384  that can lead to memory corruption.
   385  It also includes several minor code and documentation fixes.
   386  </p>
   387  
   388  <p>
   389  go1.0.2 (released 2012/06/13) was issued to fix two bugs in the implementation
   390  of maps using struct or array keys:
   391  <a href="//golang.org/issue/3695">issue 3695</a> and
   392  <a href="//golang.org/issue/3573">issue 3573</a>.
   393  It also includes many minor code and documentation fixes.
   394  </p>
   395  
   396  <p>
   397  go1.0.3 (released 2012/09/21) includes minor code and documentation fixes.
   398  </p>
   399  
   400  <p>
   401  See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commits/release-branch.go1">go1 release branch history</a> for the complete list of changes.
   402  </p>
   403  
   404  <h2 id="pre.go1">Older releases</h2>
   405  
   406  <p>
   407  See the <a href="pre_go1.html">Pre-Go 1 Release History</a> page for notes
   408  on earlier releases.
   409  </p>
   410