diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12272b1d..53a614b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ matrix:
       env: VERSION=1.13 VARIANT=buster
     - os: linux
       env: VERSION=1.13 VARIANT=stretch
+    - os: linux
+      env: VERSION=1.13 VARIANT=jessie
     - os: linux
       env: VERSION=1.13 VARIANT=alpine3.10
     - os: windows
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ matrix:
       env: VERSION=1.12 VARIANT=buster
     - os: linux
       env: VERSION=1.12 VARIANT=stretch
+    - os: linux
+      env: VERSION=1.12 VARIANT=jessie
     - os: linux
       env: VERSION=1.12 VARIANT=alpine3.10
     - os: linux
diff --git a/1.12/jessie/Dockerfile b/1.12/jessie/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a155ec77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1.12/jessie/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+FROM buildpack-deps:jessie-scm
+
+# gcc for cgo
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		g++ \
+		gcc \
+		libc6-dev \
+		make \
+		pkg-config \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.12.10
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	\
+# this "case" statement is generated via "update.sh"
+	dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"; \
+	case "${dpkgArch##*-}" in \
+		amd64) goRelArch='linux-amd64'; goRelSha256='aaa84147433aed24e70b31da369bb6ca2859464a45de47c2a5023d8573412f6b' ;; \
+		armhf) goRelArch='linux-armv6l'; goRelSha256='b20a897e3a078637a91e8c91ff69a27bcefea7384a0019e56fbfd21f8170fe6b' ;; \
+		arm64) goRelArch='linux-arm64'; goRelSha256='d45d1eebe10a33a3d850cafcefd45200091a9ddb880857135307ee0de9424d24' ;; \
+		i386) goRelArch='linux-386'; goRelSha256='863ad8abc9a9a18a9d55e2a3a2c68046ae57ccd34c2fa0159b70d015957391d6' ;; \
+		ppc64el) goRelArch='linux-ppc64le'; goRelSha256='9c5787aeca109c6f90f0ef82328f9ec8d54cf5a4a51d23bfedfc440e92649f9d' ;; \
+		s390x) goRelArch='linux-s390x'; goRelSha256='a8ab50d133db183d9afa304f79c9e994c9208aec9d1bf14b04cd2bda478f406a' ;; \
+		*) goRelArch='src'; goRelSha256='f56e48fce80646d3c94dcf36d3e3f490f6d541a92070ad409b87b6bbb9da3954'; \
+			echo >&2; echo >&2 "warning: current architecture ($dpkgArch) does not have a corresponding Go binary release; will be building from source"; echo >&2 ;; \
+	esac; \
+	\
+	url="https://golang.org/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.${goRelArch}.tar.gz"; \
+	wget -O go.tgz "$url"; \
+	echo "${goRelSha256} *go.tgz" | sha256sum -c -; \
+	tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tgz; \
+	rm go.tgz; \
+	\
+	if [ "$goRelArch" = 'src' ]; then \
+		echo >&2; \
+		echo >&2 'error: UNIMPLEMENTED'; \
+		echo >&2 'TODO install golang-any from jessie-backports for GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP (and uninstall after build)'; \
+		echo >&2; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	\
+	export PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH"; \
+	go version
+
+ENV GOPATH /go
+ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
+
+RUN mkdir -p "$GOPATH/src" "$GOPATH/bin" && chmod -R 777 "$GOPATH"
+WORKDIR $GOPATH
diff --git a/1.13/jessie/Dockerfile b/1.13/jessie/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8631946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1.13/jessie/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+FROM buildpack-deps:jessie-scm
+
+# gcc for cgo
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		g++ \
+		gcc \
+		libc6-dev \
+		make \
+		pkg-config \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.13.1
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	\
+# this "case" statement is generated via "update.sh"
+	dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"; \
+	case "${dpkgArch##*-}" in \
+		amd64) goRelArch='linux-amd64'; goRelSha256='94f874037b82ea5353f4061e543681a0e79657f787437974214629af8407d124' ;; \
+		armhf) goRelArch='linux-armv6l'; goRelSha256='7c75d4002321ea4a066dfe13f6dd5168076e9a231317c5afd55e78b86f478e37' ;; \
+		arm64) goRelArch='linux-arm64'; goRelSha256='8af8787b7c2a3c0eb3f20f872577fcb6c36098bf725c59c4923921443084c807' ;; \
+		i386) goRelArch='linux-386'; goRelSha256='4bf7a961fda7ad892b8824002036de8c0f290df05df2e8f11252d1f8c77dcd8f' ;; \
+		ppc64el) goRelArch='linux-ppc64le'; goRelSha256='72422c68dbed013ee321a05dbb97d9c8d6b2c75f347de707138c2c748fc4aceb' ;; \
+		s390x) goRelArch='linux-s390x'; goRelSha256='5f0859ae1037ad7af6cdb6d16f638de908fd9de044d463eeab92b9578d4c7c75' ;; \
+		*) goRelArch='src'; goRelSha256='81f154e69544b9fa92b1475ff5f11e64270260d46e7e36c34aafc8bc96209358'; \
+			echo >&2; echo >&2 "warning: current architecture ($dpkgArch) does not have a corresponding Go binary release; will be building from source"; echo >&2 ;; \
+	esac; \
+	\
+	url="https://golang.org/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.${goRelArch}.tar.gz"; \
+	wget -O go.tgz "$url"; \
+	echo "${goRelSha256} *go.tgz" | sha256sum -c -; \
+	tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tgz; \
+	rm go.tgz; \
+	\
+	if [ "$goRelArch" = 'src' ]; then \
+		echo >&2; \
+		echo >&2 'error: UNIMPLEMENTED'; \
+		echo >&2 'TODO install golang-any from jessie-backports for GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP (and uninstall after build)'; \
+		echo >&2; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	\
+	export PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH"; \
+	go version
+
+ENV GOPATH /go
+ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
+
+RUN mkdir -p "$GOPATH/src" "$GOPATH/bin" && chmod -R 777 "$GOPATH"
+WORKDIR $GOPATH