Go 1.16

end of lifeEOL 2022-03-15

Go 1.16 reached end of life on 2022-03-15 and is no longer supported. First release: 2021-02-16. Latest stable release: 1.16.15. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.

Latest stable 1.16.15 (2022-03-03)

Lifecycle & support periods

PhaseFromUntilProviderSource
standard support2021-02-162022-03-15Go ProjectGo release policy (go.dev)
end of life2022-03-15Go ProjectGo release policy (go.dev)

Provenance

Every lifecycle fact is traceable to its authoritative source.

  • Go release policy (go.dev)first party · high
    https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#policy

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · [policy-derived] Go 1.16 EOL inferred as release date of Go 1.18 from official policy: "Each major Go release is supported until there are two newer major releases." Not an upstream-published EOL calendar field.

  • Go release policy (go.dev)first party · high
    https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#policy

    Retrieved 2026-08-29 · Go 1.16 supported. [policy-derived] EOL = release date of Go 1.18 per official policy (supported until two newer major releases).

Recent releases

  • 1.16.152022-03-03
  • 1.16.142022-02-10
  • 1.16.132022-01-06
  • 1.16.122021-12-09
  • 1.16.112021-12-02
  • 1.16.102021-11-04
  • 1.16.92021-10-07
  • 1.16.82021-09-09
  • 1.16.72021-08-05
  • 1.16.62021-07-12
  • 1.16.52021-06-03
  • 1.16.42021-05-06