Go 1.5

end of lifeEOL 2016-08-15

Go 1.5 reached end of life on 2016-08-15 and is no longer supported. First release: 2015-08-19. Latest stable release: 1.5. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.

Latest stable 1.5 (2015-08-19)

Lifecycle & support periods

PhaseFromUntilProviderSource
standard support2015-08-192016-08-15Go ProjectGo release policy (go.dev)
end of life2016-08-15Go 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 1.5 EOL inferred as release date of Go 1.7 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 1.5 supported. [policy-derived] EOL = release date of Go 1.7 per official policy (supported until two newer major releases).

Recent releases

  • 1.52015-08-19
  • 1.5beta1prerelease
  • 1.5beta2prerelease
  • 1.5beta3prerelease
  • 1.5rc1prerelease