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 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/a761d09f-2d2d-417b-8b7a-40c96e515a1cn%40googlegroups.com.
