diff --git a/update_go.sh b/update_go.sh
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--- /dev/null
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+GO_VERSION="$1"
+TMP_DIR="tmp_go"
+mkdir -p ${TMP_DIR}
+wget --no-verbose --output-document=/dev/stdout https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz | \
+  sudo tar --directory ${TMP_DIR} -xzf /dev/stdin
+sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
+sudo mv ${TMP_DIR}/go /usr/local