diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/go.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/go.section.md
index c23dba3d0cc1..172bf2ca8f37 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/go.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/go.section.md
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ Whether the build result should be allowed to contain references to the Go tool
 
 Defaults to `false`
 
+### `goSum` {#var-go-goSum}
+
+Specifies the contents of the `go.sum` file and triggers rebuilds when it changes. This helps combat inconsistent dependency errors on `go.sum` changes.
+
+Defaults to `null`
+
+
 ## Overriding `goModules` {#buildGoModule-goModules-override}
 
 Overriding `<pkg>.goModules` by calling `goModules.overrideAttrs` is unsupported. Still, it is possible to override the `vendorHash` (`goModules`'s `outputHash`) and the `pre`/`post` hooks for both the build and patch phases of the primary and `goModules` derivation.
diff --git a/doc/redirects.json b/doc/redirects.json
index 627b4137281d..4884e193a656 100644
--- a/doc/redirects.json
+++ b/doc/redirects.json
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@
   "var-meta-teams": [
     "index.html#var-meta-teams"
   ],
+  "var-go-goSum": [
+    "index.html#var-go-goSum"
+  ],
   "variables-specifying-dependencies": [
     "index.html#variables-specifying-dependencies"
   ],