# Go 1.7 makes Hugo 10+% faster

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/go-1-7-makes-hugo-10-faster/3918>\
**Category:** tips & tricks\
**Created:** [August 16, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/go-1-7-makes-hugo-10-faster/3918 "2016-08-16T11:53:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![bep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/bep/32/3332_2.png) [@bep](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/bep)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/go-1-7-makes-hugo-10-faster/3918/1 "2016-08-16T11:53:00Z")

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See [https://github.com/bep/hugo-benchmark](https://github.com/bep/hugo-benchmark)

You would need to compile Hugo yourself with Go 1.7 or wait for the next Hugo release to get this speedupt.