diff --git a/states/golang/defaults.yaml b/states/golang/defaults.yaml
index 7cc1acf..57252d8 100644
--- a/states/golang/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/golang/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 golang:
   enabled: true
-  install_dir: /usr/local
+  install_dir: /usr/local/apps
+  release_dir: /usr/local/apps/releases
   mirror: https://dl.google.com/go/
-  version: 1.14.2
+  version: 1.15.5
   os: linux
-  arch: amd64
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+  arch: amd64
diff --git a/states/golang/install.sls b/states/golang/install.sls
index 7eb5905..597ae1e 100644
--- a/states/golang/install.sls
+++ b/states/golang/install.sls
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 {%- from "golang/map.jinja" import golang with context %}
 golang-archive-extract:
   archive.extracted:
-    - name: {{ golang.install_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
+    - name: {{ golang.release_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
     - source: {{ golang.mirror }}/go{{ golang.version }}.{{ golang.os }}-{{ golang.arch }}.tar.gz
     - skip_verify: true
     - enforce_toplevel: false
     - options: --transform 's/^go\///g'
-    - if_missing: {{ golang.install_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
+    - if_missing: {{ golang.release_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
 
 golang-binary-symlink:
   file.symlink:
     - name: {{ golang.install_dir }}/go
-    - target: {{ golang.install_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
+    - target: {{ golang.release_dir }}/go{{ golang.version }}
     - force: true
     - require:
-      - archive: golang-archive-extract
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+      - archive: golang-archive-extract