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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------###
+# repo:voltha-protos  v1.16.3
+# [VOL-5222]          v1.21.5
+golang-version-upgrade ?= \
+  $(error $(MAKE) $@: golang-version-upgrade= is required)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display version of the golang interpreter.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Note:
+##   - Two versions are available:
+##     - The first is installed on the local system
+##     - The second is installed and access through a docker image.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: golang-version golang-version-help
+golang-version:
+
+	$(call banner-enter,$@)
+	${GO} version
+	$(call banner-leave,$@)
+
+help-golang += golang-version-help
+golang-version-help:
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' "$@" \
+	  'Display golang interpreter version'
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Update intrepter version to install (go.mod)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: golang-upgrade golang-upgrade-help
+golang-upgrade:
+
+    # Access early to avoid error manifestation in docker
+	@assigned_for_side_effects="$(golang-version-upgrade)"
+
+	$(call banner-enter,$@)
+
+	${GO} mod edit -go $(golang-version-upgrade)
+	${GO} version
+
+	$(GO) mod edit -go $(golang-version-upgrade)
+	$(GO) version
+
+	$(call banner-leave,$@)
+
+help-golang += golang-upgrade-help
+golang-upgrade-help:
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' "$@" \
+	  'Upgrade installed version of the golang interpreter (go.mod)'
+
+help-golang : $(help-golang)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]