VERSION | 2 +-

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1903322150e4e81283341b9e4fe40614c6c1d6da..166e7aec71a0fe93ce47c8df396cb6f47372d16e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.16rc1
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+go1.16
\ No newline at end of file