diff --git a/tests/install_go.sh b/tests/install_go.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d -t install-go-tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+script_name="$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+force=""
+USE_VERSIONS_FILE=""
+PROJECT="Kata Containers"
+
+source "${script_dir}/lib.sh"
+
+install_dest="/usr/local/"
+
+finish() {
+	rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+}
+
+usage(){
+	exit_code="$1"
+	cat <<EOF
+Usage:
+
+${script_name} [options] <args>
+
+Args:
+<go-version> : Install a specific go version.
+
+Example:
+${script_name} 1.10
+
+Options
+-d <path> : destination path, path where go will be installed.
+-f        : Force remove old go version and install the specified one.
+-h        : Show this help
+-p        : Install go defined in ${PROJECT} versions file.
+
+EOF
+
+	exit "$exit_code"
+}
+
+trap finish EXIT
+
+pushd "${tmp_dir}"
+
+while getopts "d:fhp" opt
+do
+	case $opt in
+		d)	install_dest="${OPTARG}" ;;
+		f)	force="true" ;;
+		h)	usage 0 ;;
+		p)	USE_VERSIONS_FILE="true" ;;
+	esac
+done
+
+shift $(( $OPTIND - 1 ))
+
+go_version="${1:-""}"
+
+if [ -z "$go_version" ] && [ "${USE_VERSIONS_FILE}"  = "true" ] ;then
+	go_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "languages.golang.meta.newest-version")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$go_version" ];then
+	echo "Missing go version or -p option"
+	usage 0
+fi
+
+if command -v go; then
+	[[ "$(go version)" == *"go${go_version}"* ]] && \
+		info "Go ${go_version} already installed" && \
+		exit
+	if [ "${force}" = "true" ]; then
+		info "removing $(go version)"
+		sudo rm -rf "${install_dest}/go"
+	else
+		die "$(go version) is installed, use -f or remove it before install go ${go_version}"
+	fi
+fi
+
+goarch=$("${script_dir}/kata-arch.sh" --golang)
+
+info "Download go version ${go_version}"
+kernel_name=$(uname -s)
+curl -OL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${go_version}.${kernel_name,,}-${goarch}.tar.gz"
+info "Install go"
+mkdir -p "${install_dest}"
+sudo tar -C "${install_dest}" -xzf "go${go_version}.${kernel_name,,}-${goarch}.tar.gz"
+popd