gnu: packages/golang: Set default go version to 1.21.

Golang versions 1.17 (02 Aug 2022), 1.18 (01 Feb 2023), 1.19 (06 Sep
2023) and 1.20 (06 Feb 2024) are EOL <https://endoflife.date/go>.

These changes set preferable default version to the minimal currently
maintained one e.g. 1.21

* gnu/packages/golang.scm (go): Set default to go-1.21, add annotation
for the future maintenance.

Remove field <#:go> setting Golang version to go-1.18, go-1.19, 1.20 and
1.21:
* gnu/packages/admin.scm
* gnu/packages/configuration-management.scm
* gnu/packages/databases.scm
* gnu/packages/disk.scm
* gnu/packages/education.scm
* gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
* gnu/packages/finance.scm
* gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
* gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
* gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
* gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
* gnu/packages/golang.scm
* gnu/packages/high-availability.scm
* gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
* gnu/packages/irc.scm
* gnu/packages/messaging.scm
* gnu/packages/networking.scm
* gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
* gnu/packages/textutils.scm
* gnu/packages/time.scm
* gnu/packages/version-control.scm
* gnu/packages/video.scm

Change-Id: Ieba6a5d7a18423f838d14c02ad55a2ba9c8559eb

22 files changed, 26 insertions, 139 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index f0aa6adc85..b598a2b6af 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -6147,7 +6147,6 @@ file or files to several hosts.")
     (arguments
      (list #:import-path "github.com/digitalocean/doctl/cmd/doctl"
            #:unpack-path "github.com/digitalocean/doctl"
-           #:go go-1.19
            #:build-flags
            #~(list (string-append "-ldflags=-X github.com/digitalocean/doctl.Label=release"
                                   " -X github.com/digitalocean/doctl.Major="
diff --git a/gnu/packages/configuration-management.scm b/gnu/packages/configuration-management.scm
index 818a80b94e..5a67de919f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/configuration-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/configuration-management.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/twpayne/chezmoi"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index e6fabaa223..7ca8e9f16e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -5503,7 +5503,6 @@ compatible with SQLite using a graphical user interface.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/lighttiger2505/sqls"))
     (native-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/disk.scm b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
index 9b161182e4..ee76647475 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/disk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ on your file system and offers to remove it.  @command{rmlint} can find:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/gokcehan/lf"))
     (native-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/education.scm b/gnu/packages/education.scm
index 4e809f1098..ba86f1a96d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/education.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/education.scm
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/xalanq/cf-tool"
       #:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
index fa7da35898..707937b78c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
@@ -1956,7 +1956,6 @@ memory-efficient.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/oniony/TMSU"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/oniony/TMSU"
       #:install-source? #f
diff --git a/gnu/packages/finance.scm b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
index 82c746a526..3505364c00 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/finance.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
@@ -1690,9 +1690,7 @@ trezord as a regular user instead of needing to it run as root.")
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/trezor/trezord-go"
-       ;; Requires go 1.18 or later: https://github.com/trezor/trezord-go/commit/f559ee5079679aeb5f897c65318d3310f78223ca
-       #:go ,go-1.20))
+     `(#:import-path "github.com/trezor/trezord-go"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-gorilla-csrf
            go-github-com-gorilla-handlers
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
index 328d0796a3..3dce518511 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "atomicgo.dev/assert"))
     (home-page "https://atomicgo.dev/assert")
     (synopsis "Go package with tons of assertions")
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ value and call @code{t.Fatal()} if the assertion fails.")
         (base32 "05jak1v9s2wrwrn6ar0s4388f7qg15q0qfmhfcswgl88720196z3"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.18
-           #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2"))
+     (list
+      #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-alecthomas-repr
            go-github-com-hexops-gotextdiff))
@@ -620,7 +619,6 @@ differently.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -696,7 +694,6 @@ Gomega matcher library.")
         (base32 "1w5dldjjcz2kpyxml4zd9yah7galfpmhcpc2l4zc5pr3skpwpibv"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-logr-logr
@@ -726,7 +723,6 @@ Gomega matcher library.")
       ;; Unless we disable the tests, we have a circular dependency on
       ;; ginkgo/v2.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/gomega"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-golang-protobuf
@@ -758,7 +754,6 @@ framework.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/otiai10/mint"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/otiai10/mint")
     (synopsis "Minimal assertion for Golang testing framework")
@@ -1229,7 +1224,6 @@ custom assertions to be used alongside native Go testing.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-testmark"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/warpfork/go-testmark")
     (synopsis "Parser for @code{testmark} format")
@@ -1258,7 +1252,6 @@ testmark} format, which itself is a subset of Markdown format.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-wish"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/warpfork/go-wish")
     (synopsis "Test assertions for Golang")
@@ -1314,7 +1307,6 @@ the end of a test.")
       ;; XXX: The project contains subdirectory which complicate it's testing
       ;; and it does not produce any binary.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "go.uber.org/mock"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -1377,7 +1369,6 @@ advanced Go linter.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "pgregory.net/rapid"))
     (home-page "https://pgregory.net/rapid/")
     (synopsis "Go property-based testing library")
@@ -1410,7 +1401,6 @@ thoroughly
     (name "ginkgo")
     (arguments
      (list
-       #:go go-1.20
        #:import-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo"
        #:unpack-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
        #:install-source? #f))
@@ -1424,8 +1414,7 @@ tool."))))
     (inherit go-honnef-co-go-tools)
     (name "go-keyify")
     (arguments
-     `(#:go ,go-1.20
-       #:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/keyify"
+     `(#:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/keyify"
        #:unpack-path "honnef.co/go/tools"
        #:install-source? #f))
     (synopsis "Transform an unkeyed struct literal into a keyed one in Go")
@@ -1439,7 +1428,6 @@ tool."))))
     (arguments
      (list
       #:install-source? #f
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/google/pprof"))
     (description
      (string-append (package-description go-github-com-google-pprof)
@@ -1451,8 +1439,7 @@ tool."))))
     (inherit go-honnef-co-go-tools)
     (name "go-staticcheck")
     (arguments
-     `(#:go ,go-1.20
-       #:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck"
+     `(#:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck"
        #:unpack-path "honnef.co/go/tools"
        #:install-source? #f))
     (synopsis "Staticcheck advanced Go linter")
@@ -1466,8 +1453,7 @@ simplifications, and enforces style rules.")))
     (inherit go-honnef-co-go-tools)
     (name "go-structlayout")
     (arguments
-     `(#:go ,go-1.20
-       #:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout"
+     `(#:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout"
        #:unpack-path "honnef.co/go/tools"
        #:install-source? #f))
     (synopsis "Display the layout (field sizes and padding) of structs in Go")
@@ -1481,8 +1467,7 @@ flag.")))
     (inherit go-honnef-co-go-tools)
     (name "go-structlayout-optimize")
     (arguments
-     `(#:go ,go-1.20
-       #:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout-optimize"
+     `(#:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout-optimize"
        #:unpack-path "honnef.co/go/tools"
        #:install-source? #f))
     (synopsis "Reorder struct fields to minimize the amount of padding in Go")
@@ -1495,8 +1480,7 @@ into @code{go-structlayout-pretty}.")))
     (inherit go-honnef-co-go-tools)
     (name "go-structlayout-pretty")
     (arguments
-     `(#:go ,go-1.20
-       #:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout-pretty"
+     `(#:import-path "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/structlayout-pretty"
        #:unpack-path "honnef.co/go/tools"
        #:install-source? #f))
     (synopsis "Format the output of go-structlayout with ASCII art in Go")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
index c07c58f685..0d04e26479 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ RSA, RSA-PSS, and ECDSA, though hooks are present for adding your own.")
         (base32 "0px12zhdmzqjj5zlcr136rcsilpmi4chiz6arxv49q372j4nhmia"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-google-go-tpm
@@ -973,8 +972,7 @@ Architecture Processors\" by J. Guilford et al.")
         (base32 "0ydh94083888xl2r4d1grzgqf3c818mkmdpj008jkh6h7m56wc4w"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.21
-           #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
+     (list #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                (add-after 'unpack 'copy-multibase-specs
@@ -1107,8 +1105,7 @@ official package.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/qtls-go1-20"
-      #:go go-1.20))
+      #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/qtls-go1-20"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-crypto
            go-golang-org-x-sys))
@@ -1134,7 +1131,6 @@ QUIC.  For Go 1.20.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:import-path "github.com/refraction-networking/utls"
-       #:go ,go-1.20
        #:tests? #f))                    ;requires internet access
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-andybalholm-brotli
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
index ac137560b5..e04fc91504 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ the parse trees produced by the html package.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/AudriusButkevicius/pfilter"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -561,8 +560,8 @@ and RFC 5389).")
         (base32 "1pwr7fzxgngb073q98qrz1f90bkk3pljynif6jl5a6q6kcsn7xf1"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.21
-           #:import-path "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"))
+     (list
+      #:import-path "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff")
     (synopsis "The exponential backoff algorithm in Go")
     (description "This is a Go port of the exponential backoff algorithm from
@@ -1403,7 +1402,6 @@ JSON data to the machine.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/jackpal/gateway"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -1758,7 +1756,6 @@ following:
         (base32 "1rn02yn7494r7ayn585bbsddprbn8wdccxs4n2k5dmll4dyd39mp"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"))
     (native-inputs (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-github-com-ipfs-go-cid
@@ -1783,7 +1780,6 @@ following:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -1811,7 +1807,6 @@ following:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-fmt"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-multiformats-go-multiaddr-0.12))
@@ -1875,7 +1870,6 @@ conversion to and from @command{net.Addr}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multistream"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-multiformats-go-varint))
@@ -1954,7 +1948,6 @@ which produce colorized output using github.com/fatih/color.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:tests? #f ; Requires some unpackaged software and test data
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/oschwald/geoip2-golang"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-oschwald-maxminddb-golang))
@@ -1981,7 +1974,6 @@ databases in Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/oschwald/maxminddb-golang"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2059,7 +2051,6 @@ in Golang.")
         (base32 "10nn9349f7snqkzncda5m013fgnzicrcxi6pb6ghc0vb6rhqkf30"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/dtls/v2"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -2136,7 +2127,6 @@ part of @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} WebRTC implementation.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:tests? #f ;Tests require network access.
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/ice/v2"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-google-uuid
@@ -2166,7 +2156,6 @@ part of @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} WebRTC implementation.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:tests? #f ;Tests require network access.
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/ice/v3"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-google-uuid
@@ -2199,7 +2188,6 @@ part of @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} WebRTC implementation.")
       ;; packaging, see
       ;; <https://github.com/pion/.goassets/blob/master/.github/workflows/test.reusable.yml>.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:unpack-path "github.com/pion/mdns"
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/mdns"))
     (native-inputs
@@ -2253,7 +2241,6 @@ part of @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} WebRTC implementation.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/rtp"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-randutil))
@@ -2280,7 +2267,6 @@ packetizer and depacketizer.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -2315,7 +2301,6 @@ packetizer and depacketizer.")
         (base32 "0zli55ls5izpr6cw0wj0gy44872xn9rk20i8ay9cfk7j2rb60y60"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v2"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-dtls-v2
@@ -2509,7 +2494,6 @@ it like any library.  The quickest way to get started is to look at the
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/pires/go-proxyproto"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pires/go-proxyproto")
     (synopsis "Implementation of the PROXY protocol")
@@ -2618,7 +2602,6 @@ to jQuery to the Go language.")
      (list
       ;; Tests require ginkgo v2.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/qpack"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-onsi-ginkgo
@@ -2650,7 +2633,6 @@ the Go standard library}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2710,7 +2692,6 @@ protocol.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-go-uber-org-mock
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index eeefefb3f8..bd4f7da876 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ simulate (mock) keypresses for CI testing.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "atomicgo.dev/schedule"))
     (home-page "https://atomicgo.dev/schedule")
     (synopsis "Easily schedule non-blocking tasks in Golang")
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ given time, in a given duration, or repeatedly at a given interval.")
      (list
       ;; Tests require root access to mount file system.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "bazil.org/fuse"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-tv42-httpunix go-golang-org-x-sys))
@@ -217,7 +215,6 @@ use the C library from the project called FUSE.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "code.cloudfoundry.org/bytefmt"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-onsi-gomega
@@ -274,7 +271,6 @@ a human-readable byte format.")
     ;; they may be sourced from sqlite package.
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~emersion/go-sqlite3-fts5"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -510,7 +506,6 @@ syntax highlighted HTML, ANSI-coloured text, etc.")
         (base32 "1qgr4gywjks869sc85wb8nby612b8wvsa1dwpsbanjsljq7wq7mp"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -630,7 +625,6 @@ be stripped.")
      (list
       ;; One test failed when set to go-1.18 o lower, see
       ;; <https://github.com/alecthomas/kong/issues/437>
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/kong"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-alecthomas-assert-v2))
@@ -658,8 +652,8 @@ with as little developer effort as possible.")
         (base32 "0k2vsd58rgwyylyn5zja6z6k1sg4m39g2fhd88lvja60ca51bh98"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.18
-           #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/participle/v2"))
+     (list
+      #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/participle/v2"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-alecthomas-assert-v2))
     (home-page "https://github.com/alecthomas/participle")
@@ -687,7 +681,6 @@ structs.  The approach is similar to how other marshallers work in Golang,
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/repr"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -842,8 +835,7 @@ stored in a Go struct.")
         (base32 "1p7n09pywqra21l981fbkma9vzsyf31pbvw6xg5r4hp8h8scf955"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
-       #:go ,go-1.21))
+     `(#:import-path "github.com/benbjohnson/clock"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/benbjohnson/clock")
     (synopsis "Small library for mocking time in Go")
     (description
@@ -1306,7 +1298,6 @@ submodules:
     (arguments
      (list
       #:tests? #t ; Tests require network interface access
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/cskr/pubsub"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/cskr/pubsub")
     (synopsis "Simple pubsub package for go")
@@ -1453,7 +1444,6 @@ gist (https://gist.github.com/kballard/272720).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/dave/jennifer"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/dave/jennifer")
     (synopsis "Code generator for Go")
@@ -1676,8 +1666,7 @@ Implements string conversion functionality for unit prefixes.
                       "s := strconv.QuoteRune(rune(c))"))))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/dustin/gojson"
-       #:go ,go-1.21))
+     `(#:import-path "github.com/dustin/gojson"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/dustin/gojson")
     (synopsis "Extended Golang's @code{encoding/json} module with the public scanner API")
     (description
@@ -1787,7 +1776,6 @@ more similar API to regexp."))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/expr-lang/expr"))
     (home-page "https://expr-lang.org/")
     (synopsis "Expression language and expression evaluation for Go")
@@ -1958,7 +1946,6 @@ Representation,CBOR} (@url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8949.html,RFC
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype"
       #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                    (add-before 'check 'add-supported-mimes-md
@@ -2009,7 +1996,6 @@ Differentiation between text and binary files}.
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/go-logr/logr"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2125,7 +2111,6 @@ the library more lightweight.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2175,7 +2160,6 @@ the library more lightweight.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/gookit/color"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2424,7 +2408,6 @@ Groupcache.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-hashicorp-hcl
@@ -2645,7 +2628,6 @@ and stop units of work, which may receive @code{Close} signals from many clients
       ;;     segment_test.go:145: Actual: 2, Expected: 1
       ;;     segment_test.go:146: ===
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/jdkato/twine"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -3044,7 +3026,6 @@ Printf/Sprintf etc.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/logrusorgru/aurora/v3"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))))
@@ -3100,7 +3081,6 @@ implementing features like:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify-next))
@@ -3343,7 +3323,6 @@ the @code{cpan} module @code{Parse::CommandLine}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3")
     (synopsis "Sqlite3 driver for Go")
@@ -3612,7 +3591,6 @@ command line flags, config files, and default struct values.")
      (list
       ;; To run the full suite, the tests must be run as the root user.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/msteinert/pam"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-term
@@ -3710,7 +3688,6 @@ Authentication Modules, PAM} application API.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multibase"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -3750,7 +3727,6 @@ multibase} (self identifying base encodings) in Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -3809,7 +3785,6 @@ varints.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/nats-io/nats.go"))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-golang-org-x-text
                          go-github-com-nats-io-nuid
@@ -3892,7 +3867,6 @@ registry.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/neurosnap/sentences"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/neurosnap/sentences")
     (synopsis "Multilingual command line sentence tokenizer in Golang")
@@ -4042,7 +4016,6 @@ included in this package.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/otiai10/copy"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -4214,7 +4187,6 @@ Pion}.")
       ;; Cycle: go-github-com-pterm-pterm -> go-github-com-marvinjwendt-testza
       ;; -> go-github-com-pterm-pterm
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/pterm/pterm"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-atomicgo-dev-cursor
@@ -4381,7 +4353,6 @@ synchronizing plain text:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/shirou/gopsutil"
       #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                    (add-after 'unpack 'remove-v3
@@ -4425,7 +4396,6 @@ sensors).")
         (base32 "1xlfcx6giqaxdah2m02q2i8ynwlzar953wr8wqx1j3004xdgaivd"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/shirou/gopsutil"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -4501,7 +4471,6 @@ Use waterutil with it to work with TUN/TAP packets/frames.")
       ;; Package's tests appear to be hardcoded to the author's gitconfig
       ;; and require network access.
       #:tests? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/Songmu/gitconfig"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-goccy-go-yaml))
@@ -4576,7 +4545,6 @@ well as a program to generate applications and command files.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -4761,7 +4729,6 @@ document.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf"
       #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                    (add-before 'check 'remove-failing-tests
@@ -4798,7 +4765,6 @@ document.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/tklauser/numcpus"
       #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                    (add-before 'check 'remove-failing-tests
@@ -5100,7 +5066,6 @@ CPU quota.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "go.uber.org/dig"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify-next))
@@ -5127,7 +5092,6 @@ object dependencies graph during the process startup.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "go.uber.org/fx"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify-next))
@@ -5186,7 +5150,6 @@ applications out of reusable, composable modules.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:import-path "go.uber.org/zap"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -5318,7 +5281,6 @@ values.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/chroma/cmd/chroma"))
     (native-inputs
@@ -5357,7 +5319,6 @@ correctly.")))
     (name "go-numcpus")
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.18
       #:import-path "github.com/tklauser/numcpus/cmd/numcpus"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/tklauser/numcpus"
       #:install-source? #f))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index eed7126873..8b5e0fa747 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -985,7 +985,10 @@ in the style of communicating sequential processes (@dfn{CSP}).")
                     (list go-1.21)
                     (package-native-inputs go-1.21)))))
 
-(define-public go go-1.17)
+;;
+;; Default Golang version used in guix/build-system/go.scm to build packages.
+;;
+(define-public go go-1.21)
 
 (define make-go-std
   (mlambdaq (go)
@@ -2227,7 +2230,6 @@ Go.")
     (arguments
      `(#:unpack-path "gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/lyrebird"
        #:import-path "gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/lyrebird/cmd/lyrebird"
-       #:go ,go-1.20
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (add-after 'unpack 'substitutions
@@ -2880,7 +2882,6 @@ web framework
                 "0zff0qpqfzwa4xazppiq7jvpncnmx52m23qi4ih754b7rzhbk0iz"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (modify-inputs (package-propagated-inputs
@@ -3168,7 +3169,6 @@ command-line parsers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:import-path "golang.org/x/vuln"
-       #:go ,go-1.19
        #:install-source? #f
        #:phases ,#~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                      (add-after 'unpack 'remove-go-mod-tidy
@@ -6277,8 +6277,7 @@ data serialization format.")
                 "1xf18kzz96hgfy1vlbnydrizzpxkqj2iamfdbj3dx5a1zz5mi8n0"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.21
-           #:import-path "google.golang.org/protobuf"
+     (list #:import-path "google.golang.org/protobuf"
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                ;; XXX: Workaround for go-build-system's lack of Go modules
@@ -8043,8 +8042,7 @@ Gemini clients and servers.")
                              fixed-version))))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "mvdan.cc/gofumpt"
-       #:go ,go-1.19))
+     `(#:import-path "mvdan.cc/gofumpt"))
     (native-inputs (list go-gopkg-in-errgo-fmt-errors))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-github-com-pkg-diff
                              go-github-com-kr-text
@@ -8093,8 +8091,7 @@ That is, @code{gofumpt} is happy with a subset of the formats that
                 "0wynf0b32azxljncw5fh9bwkxpdflvf9q1z16wyj432566yjh12c"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "mvdan.cc/unparam"
-       #:go ,go-1.19))
+     `(#:import-path "mvdan.cc/unparam"))
     (inputs (list go-golang-org-x-sys go-golang-org-x-mod
                   go-github-com-pkg-diff go-golang-org-x-tools
                   go-github-com-rogpeppe-go-internal))
@@ -8479,7 +8476,6 @@ dependencies and a simple API.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list #:import-path "github.com/Arceliar/ironwood"
-           #:go go-1.21
            #:tests? #f
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -8888,8 +8884,7 @@ ordered, mutable data structure.")
         (base32 "0pdy8f7bkm65gx4vknwcvfa619hknflqxkdlvmf427k2mzm91gmh"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/peterbourgon/diskv"
-       #:go ,go-1.18))
+     `(#:import-path "github.com/peterbourgon/diskv"))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-github-com-google-btree))
     (home-page "https://github.com/peterbourgon/diskv")
     (synopsis "Disk-backed key-value store")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/high-availability.scm b/gnu/packages/high-availability.scm
index c629385310..89d3e22c7e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/high-availability.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/high-availability.scm
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ applications.")
            go-golang-org-x-time))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/nats-io/nats-server"
       #:install-source? #f))
     (home-page "https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm b/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
index daf68903c2..078d50c5d8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-multiformats-go-multihash
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ corresponding to the block.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-multiformats-go-multihash
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ used in @code{go-ipfs} and related packages to refer to a typed hunk of data.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-ipfs-go-cid
@@ -237,7 +234,6 @@ throughout its lifetime.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ipfs/go-detect-race")
     (synopsis "Detect if compiled with race")
@@ -262,7 +258,6 @@ throughout its lifetime.")
                              go-github-com-multiformats-go-multihash))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util")
     (synopsis "Common utilities used by @code{go-ipfs} and related packages")
@@ -286,7 +281,6 @@ throughout its lifetime.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-cbor"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-ipfs-go-block-format
@@ -360,7 +354,6 @@ IPLD graph as detailed below.  Objects are demonstrated here using both
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-multiformats-go-multihash
@@ -389,7 +382,6 @@ order to be a part of the @acronym{IPLD, InterPlanetary Linked Data} merkle-fore
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:unpack-path "github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/"
       #:import-path "github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/"
       #:phases
@@ -489,7 +481,6 @@ basic operations on IPLD objects (traversals, etc).")
            go-go-uber-org-zap))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ipfs/go-log")
     (synopsis "Logging library used by @code{go-ipfs}")
@@ -520,7 +511,6 @@ their levels to be controlled individually.")
            go-go-uber-org-zap))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-log"))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-whyrusleeping-cbor-gen
@@ -753,7 +743,6 @@ written in Go.")
      (list
       #:unpack-path "github.com/ipfs/kubo"
       #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/kubo/cmd/ipfs"
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           ;; https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/command-completion.md
diff --git a/gnu/packages/irc.scm b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
index 72e91503c1..eecb8812e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/irc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
@@ -1108,7 +1108,6 @@ what.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~emersion/soju"
       #:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index 0278653faf..bf4e2f078c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -3306,7 +3306,6 @@ designed for experienced users.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/42wim/matterbridge"))
     (synopsis "Bridge together various messaging networks and protocols")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index c94f772b74..54d5f16f21 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -4627,7 +4627,6 @@ QUIC protocol.")
            ;; TODO: figure out how tests are run
            #:tests? #f
            #:install-source? #f
-           #:go go-1.21
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                (replace 'build
@@ -4722,7 +4721,6 @@ IPv6 Internet connectivity - it also works over IPv4.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.20
       #:import-path "github.com/slackhq/nebula"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:phases
@@ -4828,8 +4826,7 @@ on hub/switched networks.  It is based on @acronym{ARP} packets, it will send
                 "1kbcr6580a9pi0a3wssnfr3mnxqq2k9w1fg4khikn82lqaljab2f"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.21
-           #:install-source? #f
+     (list #:install-source? #f
            #:import-path "github.com/macronut/phantomsocks"
            #:build-flags #~'("-tags" #$(if (target-linux?)
                                            "rawsocket"
diff --git a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
index ea8249869d..47cbb7ee74 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
      (list #:modules '((srfi srfi-26) ; for cut
                        (guix build utils)
                        (guix build go-build-system))
-           #:go go-1.20
            #:import-path "github.com/syncthing/syncthing"
            ;; We don't need to install the source code for end-user applications.
            #:install-source? #f
diff --git a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
index 0d704faed9..5510383d0c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
@@ -1581,7 +1581,6 @@ JSON for post-processing
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.19
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/johnkerl/miller/cmd/mlr"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/johnkerl/miller"
diff --git a/gnu/packages/time.scm b/gnu/packages/time.scm
index 2612201c11..27cea548ec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/time.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/time.scm
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ calls.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.17
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/oz/tz"))
     (inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 29401f87ff..f2898b519a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -3825,7 +3825,6 @@ If several repos are related, it helps to see their status together.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:install-source? #f
-      #:go go-1.21
       #:import-path "github.com/x-motemen/ghq"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index b6bf9236b2..92d04e7ace 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2984,8 +2984,7 @@ To load this plugin, specify the following option when starting mpv:
                           (delete-file "orfondl")))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.19
-           #:install-source? #f
+     (list #:install-source? #f
            #:import-path "github.com/badlogic/orfondl"
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases