Mauri,

The official Go release announcements:   
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce   

Which say:

You can download binary and source distributions from the Go website:    
https://go.dev/dl/    

peter



On Friday, October 17, 2025 at 8:12:47 PM UTC-4 Mauri de Souza Meneguzzo 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to ask about the current reliability and intended support status 
> of the storage.googleapis.com/golang download source.
>
> Historically, many scripts and CI workflows have pulled Go releases 
> directly from this source and continue in doing so today.
>
> However, for years the official Go website (go.dev/dl) downloads from 
> dl.google.com/go.
>
> While testing CI automation recently, I noticed that some newer versions 
> (for example, go1.24.9) are missing from the GCS bucket and return a 403 
> error, while the same version downloads correctly from dl.google.com. I 
> recall experiencing similar issues in the past.
>
> https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.24.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz
> https://dl.google.com/go/go1.24.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz
>
> That raises a few questions:
>
>    1. 
>    
>    Is storage.googleapis.com/golang still expected to stay in sync with 
>    official releases?
>    2. 
>    
>    Should all automated scripts and CI pipelines migrate to using 
>    dl.google.com/go (or go.dev/dl) as the canonical source going forward?
>    3. 
>    
>    Is there any long-term plan for deprecating the GCS bucket, or will it 
>    continue as a public mirror?
>    
> Understanding the intended support policy would help clarify best 
> practices for CI environments and installers that currently depend on 
> storage.googleapis.com/golang.
>
> Thanks in advance for any clarification!
>
> Mauri
>
>

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