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 <!--{
 	"Title": "Release History"
 }-->

 <p>This page summarizes the changes between official stable releases of Go.
 The <a href="//golang.org/change">change log</a> has the full details.</p>

 <p>To update to a specific release, use:</p>

 <pre>
 git pull
 git checkout <i>release-branch</i>
 </pre>

 <h2 id="go1.5">go1.5 (released 2015/08/19)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1.5 is a major release of Go.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.5">Go 1.5 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.5.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 go1.5.2 (released 2015/12/02) includes bug fixes to the compiler, linker, and
 the <code>mime/multipart</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>runtime</code>
 packages.
 See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.2">Go
 1.5.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.5.1 (released 2015/09/08) includes bug fixes to the compiler, assembler, and
 the <code>fmt</code>, <code>net/textproto</code>, <code>net/http</code>, and
 <code>runtime</code> packages.
 See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.1">Go
 1.5.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>

 <h2 id="go1.4">go1.4 (released 2014/12/10)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1.4 is a major release of Go.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.4">Go 1.4 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.4.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 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.
 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.
 </p>

 <p>
 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.
 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.
 </p>

 <p>
 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.
 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.
 </p>

 <h2 id="go1.3">go1.3 (released 2014/06/18)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1.3 is a major release of Go.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.3">Go 1.3 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.3.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 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.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=073fc578434bf3e1e22749b559d273c8da728ebb">change history</a> for details.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.3.2 (released 2014/09/25) includes bug fixes to cgo and the crypto/tls packages.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=go1.3.2">change history</a> for details.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.3.3 (released 2014/09/30) includes further bug fixes to cgo, the runtime package, and the nacl port.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=go1.3.3">change history</a> for details.
 </p>

 <h2 id="go1.2">go1.2 (released 2013/12/01)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1.2 is a major release of Go.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.2">Go 1.2 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.2.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 go1.2.1 (released 2014/03/02) includes bug fixes to the <code>runtime</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>database/sql</code> packages.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.2&r=7ada9e760ce34e78aee5b476c9621556d0fa5d31">change history</a> for details.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.2.2 (released 2014/05/05) includes a
 <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/detail?r=bda3619e7a2c&repo=tools">security fix</a>
 that affects the tour binary included in the binary distributions (thanks to Guillaume T).
 </p>

 <h2 id="go1.1">go1.1 (released 2013/05/13)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1.1 is a major release of Go.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.1">Go 1.1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 go1.1.1 (released 2013/06/13) includes several compiler and runtime bug fixes.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.1&r=43c4a41d24382a56a90e924800c681e435d9e399">change history</a> for details.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.1.2 (released 2013/08/13) includes fixes to the <code>gc</code> compiler
 and <code>cgo</code>, and the <code>bufio</code>, <code>runtime</code>,
 <code>syscall</code>, and <code>time</code> packages.
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.1&r=a6a9792f94acd4ff686b2bc57383d163608b91cf">change history</a> for details.
 If you use package syscall's <code>Getrlimit</code> and <code>Setrlimit</code>
 functions under Linux on the ARM or 386 architectures, please note change
 <a href="//golang.org/change/55ac276af5a7">55ac276af5a7</a>
 that fixes <a href="//golang.org/issue/5949">issue 5949</a>.
 </p>

 <h2 id="go1">go1 (released 2012/03/28)</h2>

 <p>
 Go 1 is a major release of Go that will be stable in the long term.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1.html">Go 1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
 </p>

 <p>
 It is intended that programs written for Go 1 will continue to compile and run
 correctly, unchanged, under future versions of Go 1.
 Read the <a href="/doc/go1compat.html">Go 1 compatibility document</a> for more
 about the future of Go 1.
 </p>

 <p>
 The go1 release corresponds to
 <code><a href="weekly.html#2012-03-27">weekly.2012-03-27</a></code>.
 </p>

 <h3 id="go1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

 <p>
 go1.0.1 (released 2012/04/25) was issued to
 <a href="//golang.org/change/a890477d3dfb">fix</a> an
 <a href="//golang.org/issue/3545">escape analysis bug</a>
 that can lead to memory corruption.
 It also includes several minor code and documentation fixes.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.0.2 (released 2012/06/13) was issued to fix two bugs in the implementation
 of maps using struct or array keys:
 <a href="//golang.org/issue/3695">issue 3695</a> and
 <a href="//golang.org/issue/3573">issue 3573</a>.
 It also includes many minor code and documentation fixes.
 </p>

 <p>
 go1.0.3 (released 2012/09/21) includes minor code and documentation fixes.
 </p>

 <p>
 See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1">go1 release branch history</a> for the complete list of changes.
 </p>

 <h2 id="pre.go1">Older releases</h2>

 <p>
 See the <a href="pre_go1.html">Pre-Go 1 Release History</a> page for notes
 on earlier releases.
 </p>
	<!--{
	"Title": "Release History"
	}-->

	<p>This page summarizes the changes between official stable releases of Go.
	The <a href="//golang.org/change">change log</a> has the full details.</p>

	<p>To update to a specific release, use:</p>

	<pre>
	git pull
	git checkout <i>release-branch</i>
	</pre>

	<h2 id="go1.5">go1.5 (released 2015/08/19)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1.5 is a major release of Go.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.5">Go 1.5 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.5.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	go1.5.2 (released 2015/12/02) includes bug fixes to the compiler, linker, and
	the <code>mime/multipart</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>runtime</code>
	packages.
	See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.2">Go
	1.5.2 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.5.1 (released 2015/09/08) includes bug fixes to the compiler, assembler, and
	the <code>fmt</code>, <code>net/textproto</code>, <code>net/http</code>, and
	<code>runtime</code> packages.
	See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.5.1">Go
	1.5.1 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
	</p>

	<h2 id="go1.4">go1.4 (released 2014/12/10)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1.4 is a major release of Go.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.4">Go 1.4 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.4.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	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.
	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.
	</p>

	<p>
	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.
	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.
	</p>

	<p>
	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.
	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.
	</p>

	<h2 id="go1.3">go1.3 (released 2014/06/18)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1.3 is a major release of Go.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.3">Go 1.3 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.3.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	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.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=073fc578434bf3e1e22749b559d273c8da728ebb">change history</a> for details.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.3.2 (released 2014/09/25) includes bug fixes to cgo and the crypto/tls packages.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=go1.3.2">change history</a> for details.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.3.3 (released 2014/09/30) includes further bug fixes to cgo, the runtime package, and the nacl port.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.3&r=go1.3.3">change history</a> for details.
	</p>

	<h2 id="go1.2">go1.2 (released 2013/12/01)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1.2 is a major release of Go.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.2">Go 1.2 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.2.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	go1.2.1 (released 2014/03/02) includes bug fixes to the <code>runtime</code>, <code>net</code>, and <code>database/sql</code> packages.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.2&r=7ada9e760ce34e78aee5b476c9621556d0fa5d31">change history</a> for details.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.2.2 (released 2014/05/05) includes a
	<a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/detail?r=bda3619e7a2c&repo=tools">security fix</a>
	that affects the tour binary included in the binary distributions (thanks to Guillaume T).
	</p>

	<h2 id="go1.1">go1.1 (released 2013/05/13)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1.1 is a major release of Go.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.1">Go 1.1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	go1.1.1 (released 2013/06/13) includes several compiler and runtime bug fixes.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.1&r=43c4a41d24382a56a90e924800c681e435d9e399">change history</a> for details.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.1.2 (released 2013/08/13) includes fixes to the <code>gc</code> compiler
	and <code>cgo</code>, and the <code>bufio</code>, <code>runtime</code>,
	<code>syscall</code>, and <code>time</code> packages.
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1.1&r=a6a9792f94acd4ff686b2bc57383d163608b91cf">change history</a> for details.
	If you use package syscall's <code>Getrlimit</code> and <code>Setrlimit</code>
	functions under Linux on the ARM or 386 architectures, please note change
	<a href="//golang.org/change/55ac276af5a7">55ac276af5a7</a>
	that fixes <a href="//golang.org/issue/5949">issue 5949</a>.
	</p>

	<h2 id="go1">go1 (released 2012/03/28)</h2>

	<p>
	Go 1 is a major release of Go that will be stable in the long term.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1.html">Go 1 Release Notes</a> for more information.
	</p>

	<p>
	It is intended that programs written for Go 1 will continue to compile and run
	correctly, unchanged, under future versions of Go 1.
	Read the <a href="/doc/go1compat.html">Go 1 compatibility document</a> for more
	about the future of Go 1.
	</p>

	<p>
	The go1 release corresponds to
	<code><a href="weekly.html#2012-03-27">weekly.2012-03-27</a></code>.
	</p>

	<h3 id="go1.minor">Minor revisions</h3>

	<p>
	go1.0.1 (released 2012/04/25) was issued to
	<a href="//golang.org/change/a890477d3dfb">fix</a> an
	<a href="//golang.org/issue/3545">escape analysis bug</a>
	that can lead to memory corruption.
	It also includes several minor code and documentation fixes.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.0.2 (released 2012/06/13) was issued to fix two bugs in the implementation
	of maps using struct or array keys:
	<a href="//golang.org/issue/3695">issue 3695</a> and
	<a href="//golang.org/issue/3573">issue 3573</a>.
	It also includes many minor code and documentation fixes.
	</p>

	<p>
	go1.0.3 (released 2012/09/21) includes minor code and documentation fixes.
	</p>

	<p>
	See the <a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?name=release-branch.go1">go1 release branch history</a> for the complete list of changes.
	</p>

	<h2 id="pre.go1">Older releases</h2>

	<p>
	See the <a href="pre_go1.html">Pre-Go 1 Release History</a> page for notes
	on earlier releases.
	</p>