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<h2 id="Introduction">Introduction</h2>

<p>
This is the reference manual for the Go programming language.
For more information and other documents, see <a href="/">go.dev</a>.
</p>

<p>
Go is a general-purpose language designed with systems programming

- Support for Windows Server 2022 was added to the `k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.6` image. ([#104711](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104711), [@claudiubelu](https://github.com/claudiubelu))

// 2LDs
airline.aero
airport.aero
// 2LDs (currently not accepting registration, seemingly never have)
// As of 2024-07, these are marked as reserved for potential 3LD
// registrations (clause 11 "allocated subdomains" in the 2006 TLD
// policy), but the relevant industry partners have not opened them up
// for registration. Current status can be determined from the TLD's
// policy document: 2LDs that are open for registration must list

  - [Changelog since v1.22.6](#changelog-since-v1226)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-9)
    - [Feature](#feature-2)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-9)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-10)
    - [Added](#added-10)
    - [Changed](#changed-10)
    - [Removed](#removed-10)
- [v1.22.6](#v1226)
  - [Downloads for v1.22.6](#downloads-for-v1226)
    - [Source Code](#source-code-11)