diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e96020d2d..9ccca7872e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -99,3 +99,18 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/jcmturner/gokrb5.v7 v7.5.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/jcmturner/rpc.v1 v1.1.0 // indirect
 )
+
+// Although the Apache Traffic Control considers v7.0.1 stable, Go modules consider it unstable because its major version
+// is greater than 1, and without these retractions, a commit like 817a702a9de6 will have a computed vesion of
+// v1.1.4-0.20201118150121-817a702a9de6
+// With these retractions, the same commit will have a computed version of
+// v0.0.0-20201118150121-817a702a9de6
+// See https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/go@go1.15.15#hdr-Module_compatibility_and_semantic_versioning for details.
+retract (
+	v1.1.5-retractions
+	v1.1.4
+	v1.1.3
+	v1.1.2
+	v1.1.1
+	v1.1.0
+)