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