The most recent 2 major releases get the fix in case of security issues[0]. This means you can be up to 6 months behind the newest release to never be forced to

The most recent 2 major releases get the fix in case of security issues[0]. This means you can be up to 6 months behind the newest release to never be forced to do a major version update under time pressure. [0]:https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/MinorReleases https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/MinorReleases