diff --git a/.testdata/go.mod b/.testdata/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b3887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.testdata/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module githib.com/travis-ci/gimme/testdata
+
+go 1.17
diff --git a/.testdata/source-darwin b/.testdata/source-darwin
index f9d1184..995b905 100644
--- a/.testdata/source-darwin
+++ b/.testdata/source-darwin
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 tip
 stable
+module
 master
 go1.4rc1
 1.5rc1
diff --git a/.testdata/source-linux b/.testdata/source-linux
index f9d1184..995b905 100644
--- a/.testdata/source-linux
+++ b/.testdata/source-linux
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 tip
 stable
+module
 master
 go1.4rc1
 1.5rc1
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 79593c7..4d776f7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   - PATH="${HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
   - SHELLCHECK_URL="https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/shellcheck/o/shellcheck-v0.4.7.linux.x86_64.tar.xz?alt=media"
   - SHFMT_URL="https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/v2.2.0/shfmt_v2.2.0_linux_amd64"
+  - GIMME_MODULE_PREFIX='.testdata/'
   matrix:
   - TARGET=native GO_VERSIONS="$(sed -n -e '/^[^#]/p' < .testdata/sample-binary-$UNAME) $(sed -n -e '/^[^#]/p' < .testdata/source-$UNAME)"
   - TARGET=arm GO_VERSIONS="master"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddfaad9..ba377ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ To install the previous minor release of Go:
 gimme oldstable
 ```
 
+To install the most recent patch of relase specified in the go.mod file:
+
+```
+gimme module
+```
+
 Or to install and use the development version (master branch) of Go:
 
 ``` bash
diff --git a/gimme b/gimme
index 16f4d1e..62ab0c0 100755
--- a/gimme
+++ b/gimme
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #+     GIMME_DOWNLOAD_BASE - override base URL dir for download (default '${GIMME_DOWNLOAD_BASE}')
 #+        GIMME_LIST_KNOWN - override base URL for known go versions (default '${GIMME_LIST_KNOWN}')
 #+   GIMME_KNOWN_CACHE_MAX - seconds the cache for --known is valid for (default '${GIMME_KNOWN_CACHE_MAX}')
+#+     GIMME_MODULE_PREFIX - directory prefix for go.mod file in 'module' mode (default './')
 #+  -
 #
 set -e
@@ -597,6 +598,10 @@ _resolve_version() {
 		echo "tip"
 		return 0
 		;;
+	module)
+		_get_module
+		return 0
+		;;
 	*.x)
 		true
 		;;
@@ -691,6 +696,18 @@ _last_mod_timestamp() {
 	esac
 }
 
+_get_module() {
+	if [[ ! -f "${GIMME_MODULE_PREFIX}go.mod" ]]; then
+		die 'not a module'
+	fi
+	local version
+	version="$(awk '$1 == "go" { print $2 ".x"; exit }' "${GIMME_MODULE_PREFIX}go.mod")"
+	if [ -z "$version" ]; then
+		die 'module has no go directive'
+	fi
+	_resolve_version "$version"
+}
+
 _file_older_than_secs() {
 	local file="${1}"
 	local age_secs="${2}"
@@ -903,6 +920,7 @@ esac
 case "${GIMME_GO_VERSION}" in
 stable) GIMME_GO_VERSION=$(_get_curr_stable) ;;
 oldstable) GIMME_GO_VERSION=$(_get_old_stable) ;;
+module) GIMME_GO_VERSION=$(_resolve_version module) ;;
 esac
 
 _assert_version_given "$@"