env GO111MODULE=on go get rsc.io/quote@v1.5.1 go list -m all stdout 'rsc.io/quote v1.5.1' grep 'rsc.io/quote v1.5.1$' go.mod # get -u should update dependencies of the package in the current directory go get -u grep 'rsc.io/quote v1.5.2$' go.mod grep 'golang.org/x/text [v0-9a-f\.-]+ // indirect' go.mod # get -u rsc.io/sampler should update only sampler's dependencies cp go.mod-v1.5.1 go.mod go get -u rsc.io/sampler grep 'rsc.io/quote v1.5.1$' go.mod grep 'golang.org/x/text [v0-9a-f\.-]+ // indirect' go.mod # move to a pseudo-version after any tags go get rsc.io/quote@dd9747d grep 'rsc.io/quote v0.0.0-20180628003336-dd9747d19b04' go.mod # get -u should not jump off newer pseudo-version to earlier tag go get -u grep 'rsc.io/quote v0.0.0-20180628003336-dd9747d19b04' go.mod # move to earlier pseudo-version go get rsc.io/quote@e7a685a342 grep 'rsc.io/quote v0.0.0-20180214005133-e7a685a342c0' go.mod # get -u should jump off earlier pseudo-version to newer tag go get -u grep 'rsc.io/quote v1.5.2' go.mod -- go.mod -- module x require rsc.io/quote v1.1.0 -- go.mod-v1.5.1 -- module x require rsc.io/quote v1.5.1 -- use.go -- package use import _ "rsc.io/quote"