title: How do download the latest version of Go
body: <p>How can I find the latest version number of Go without knowing what the exact version number is of the latest version? This in order to construct the download url.</p>
  
  <p>When release is on GitHub I can do this with for example</p>
  
  <pre><code>curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/nagios-plugins/nagios-plugins/releases/latest" | jq -r '.assets[] | .browser_download_url')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But as the download url's are not on GitHub but on <a href="https://golang.org/dl/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://golang.org/dl/</a> I'd love to find out how to find the latest Go version number.</p>