Problem upgrading Go

Please, why, after downloading and installing the new version 1.12.4, when I run go version I get “go version go1.10.4 linux/amd64”. This is causing my gopherjs install to fail. I’ve tried building from source with the same results. Is 1.12.4 not available for linux on amd64?

From the installation page: Download and install - The Go Programming Language

If you are upgrading from an older version of Go you must first remove the existing version.