diff --git a/user/languages/go.md b/user/languages/go.md
index c04491e97b1..45317980ca4 100644
--- a/user/languages/go.md
+++ b/user/languages/go.md
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ new to Travis CI please read our [Tutorial](/user/tutorial/) and
 ## Specifying a Go version to use
 
 You can use any tagged version of Go, a version with `x` in place of the minor
-or patch level to use the latest for a given major or minor version, or use
-`master` to get the latest version from source. All go version management is
-handled by [gimme](https://github.com/travis-ci/gimme).
+or patch level to use the latest for a given major or minor version, `stable` for the latest stable release, or `master` to get the latest version from source.
 
+All go version management is handled by [gimme](https://github.com/travis-ci/gimme).
+
+> When using `master` to get the latest development version from the [Go repository master branch](https://github.com/golang/go) the installation will take longer than the latest `stable` release.
+
+If you’d like to use the latest stable release you can use `stable` as well, and the installation takes less time.
 
 ```yaml
 language: go
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ go:
   - "1.8"
   - "1.10.x"
   - master
+  - stable
 ```
 {: data-file=".travis.yml"}