Go 1.13 is released
03 Sep 2019

Andrew Bonventre

* Introduction

Today the Go team is very happy to announce the release of Go 1.13. You can get it from the [[https://golang.org/dl][download page]].

Some of the highlights include:

- The `go` command now downloads and authenticates modules [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#introduction][using the Go module mirror and Go checksum database by default]]
- [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#language][Improvements to number literals]]
- [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#error_wrapping][Error wrapping]]
- [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#tls_1_3][TLS 1.3 on by default]]
- [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13#modules][Improved modules support]]

For the complete list of changes and more information about the improvements above, see the [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.13][*Go*1.13*release*notes*]].

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 1.13 is as stable as possible.
That said, if you notice any problems, please [[https://golang.org/issue/new][file an issue]].

We hope you enjoy the new release!