This is only true for go 1.17 and above. Prior to that, go.mod wouldn't necessarily list all transitive dependencies. And I don't think this property is actuall

This is only true for go 1.17 and above. Prior to that, go.mod wouldn't necessarily list all transitive dependencies. And I don't think this property is actually guaranteed by the relevant specification. The only reliable way to get a "lock file" is to run go list. Unfortunately.