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| title: Go 1.15 is released |
| date: 2020-08-11 |
| by: |
| - Alex Rakoczy |
| summary: Go 1.15 adds a new linker, X.509 changes, runtime improvements, compiler improvements, GOPROXY improvements, and more. |
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| Today the Go team is very happy to announce the release of Go 1.15. You can get it from the [download page](/dl). |
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| Some of the highlights include: |
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| - [Substantial improvements to the Go linker](/doc/go1.15#linker) |
| - [Improved allocation for small objects at high core counts](/doc/go1.15#runtime) |
| - [X.509 CommonName deprecation](/doc/go1.15#commonname) |
| - [GOPROXY supports skipping proxies that return errors](/doc/go1.15#go-command) |
| - [New embedded tzdata package](/doc/go1.15#time/tzdata) |
| - [A number of Core Library improvements](/doc/go1.15#library) |
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| For the complete list of changes and more information about the improvements above, see the [**Go 1.15 release notes**](/doc/go1.15). |
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| We want to thank everyone who contributed to this release by writing code, filing bugs, providing feedback, and/or testing the beta and release candidates. |
| Your contributions and diligence helped to ensure that Go 1.15 is as stable as possible. |
| That said, if you notice any problems, please [file an issue](/issue/new). |
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| We hope you enjoy the new release! |
