In the "Upgrading dependencies" section when they use "go get", will the command be local to that module? I am used to "go get" working with the idea of a $GOPA

In the "Upgrading dependencies" section when they use "go get", will the command be local to that module? I am used to "go get" working with the idea of a $GOPATH. I almost wish they introduced another sub-command to update a dependency.