diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 900d973f..9dd73a51 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 defaults: &defaults
   docker:
-      - image: bepsays/ci-goreleaser:1.16.7
+      - image: bepsays/ci-goreleaser:1.17.0
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "0"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 20e5e8c1..32ff0449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
       GO111MODULE: on
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.16.x]
+        go-version: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/htesting/test_helpers.go b/htesting/test_helpers.go
index 813c9bd0..9a1fe86e 100644
--- a/htesting/test_helpers.go
+++ b/htesting/test_helpers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ package htesting
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -103,3 +105,28 @@ func IsGitHubAction() bool {
 func SupportsAll() bool {
 	return IsGitHubAction()
 }
+
+// GoMinorVersion returns the minor version of the current Go version,
+// e.g. 16 for Go 1.16.
+func GoMinorVersion() int {
+	return extractMinorVersionFromGoTag(runtime.Version())
+}
+
+var goMinorVersionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`go1.(\d*)`)
+
+func extractMinorVersionFromGoTag(tag string) int {
+	// The tag may be on the form go1.17, go1.17.5 go1.17rc2 -- or just a commit hash.
+	match := goMinorVersionRe.FindStringSubmatch(tag)
+
+	if len(match) == 2 {
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(match[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return -1
+		}
+		return i
+	}
+
+	// a commit hash, not useful.
+	return -1
+
+}
diff --git a/htesting/test_helpers_test.go b/htesting/test_helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e767ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/htesting/test_helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// 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.
+
+package htesting
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
+)
+
+func TestExtractMinorVersionFromGoTag(t *testing.T) {
+
+	c := qt.New(t)
+
+	c.Assert(extractMinorVersionFromGoTag("go1.17"), qt.Equals, 17)
+	c.Assert(extractMinorVersionFromGoTag("go1.16.7"), qt.Equals, 16)
+	c.Assert(extractMinorVersionFromGoTag("go1.17beta1"), qt.Equals, 17)
+	c.Assert(extractMinorVersionFromGoTag("asdfadf"), qt.Equals, -1)
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/client.go b/modules/client.go
index 73c3242a..8d9bf876 100644
--- a/modules/client.go
+++ b/modules/client.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (c *Client) Get(args ...string) error {
 			}
 			var args []string
 			if update {
-				args = []string{"-u"}
+				args = append(args, "-u")
 			}
 			args = append(args, m.Path)
 			if err := c.get(args...); err != nil {
@@ -333,6 +333,18 @@ func (c *Client) Get(args ...string) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) get(args ...string) error {
+	var hasD bool
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if arg == "-d" {
+			hasD = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasD {
+		// go get without the -d flag does not make sense to us, as
+		// it will try to build and install go packages.
+		args = append([]string{"-d"}, args...)
+	}
 	if err := c.runGo(context.Background(), c.logger.Out(), append([]string{"get"}, args...)...); err != nil {
 		errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get %q", args)
 	}
@@ -425,31 +437,83 @@ func (c *Client) listGoMods() (goModules, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	out := ioutil.Discard
-	err := c.runGo(context.Background(), out, "mod", "download")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to download modules")
+	downloadModules := func(modules ...string) error {
+		args := []string{"mod", "download"}
+		args = append(args, modules...)
+		out := ioutil.Discard
+		err := c.runGo(context.Background(), out, args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to download modules")
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	err = c.runGo(context.Background(), b, "list", "-m", "-json", "all")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to list modules")
+	if err := downloadModules(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	listAndDecodeModules := func(handle func(m *goModule) error, modules ...string) error {
+		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		args := []string{"list", "-m", "-json"}
+		if len(modules) > 0 {
+			args = append(args, modules...)
+		} else {
+			args = append(args, "all")
+		}
+		err := c.runGo(context.Background(), b, args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to list modules")
+		}
+
+		dec := json.NewDecoder(b)
+		for {
+			m := &goModule{}
+			if err := dec.Decode(m); err != nil {
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode modules list")
+			}
+
+			if err := handle(m); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	var modules goModules
-
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(b)
-	for {
-		m := &goModule{}
-		if err := dec.Decode(m); err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				break
-			}
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode modules list")
-		}
-
+	err := listAndDecodeModules(func(m *goModule) error {
 		modules = append(modules, m)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// From Go 1.17, go lazy loads transitive dependencies.
+	// That does not work for us.
+	// So, download these modules and update the Dir in the modules list.
+	var modulesToDownload []string
+	for _, m := range modules {
+		if m.Dir == "" {
+			modulesToDownload = append(modulesToDownload, fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", m.Path, m.Version))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(modulesToDownload) > 0 {
+		if err := downloadModules(modulesToDownload...); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err := listAndDecodeModules(func(m *goModule) error {
+			if mm := modules.GetByPath(m.Path); mm != nil {
+				mm.Dir = m.Dir
+			}
+			return nil
+		}, modulesToDownload...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return modules, err
diff --git a/modules/collect.go b/modules/collect.go
index 29bf057a..8798f45b 100644
--- a/modules/collect.go
+++ b/modules/collect.go
@@ -252,15 +252,22 @@ func (c *collector) add(owner *moduleAdapter, moduleImport Import, disabled bool
 	}
 
 	if moduleDir == "" {
+		var versionQuery string
 		mod = c.gomods.GetByPath(modulePath)
 		if mod != nil {
 			moduleDir = mod.Dir
+			versionQuery = mod.Version
 		}
 
 		if moduleDir == "" {
 			if c.GoModulesFilename != "" && isProbablyModule(modulePath) {
 				// Try to "go get" it and reload the module configuration.
-				if err := c.Get(modulePath); err != nil {
+				if versionQuery == "" {
+					// See https://golang.org/ref/mod#version-queries
+					// This will select the latest release-version (not beta etc.).
+					versionQuery = "upgrade"
+				}
+				if err := c.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", modulePath, versionQuery)); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				if err := c.loadModules(); err != nil {
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 188bab50..a224f365 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ parts:
 
   hugo:
     plugin: nil
-    build-snaps: [go/1.16/stable]
+    build-snaps: [go/1.17/stable]
     source: .
     override-build: |
       set -ex