VERSION | 1 +

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..051d68d8dbdc87a97297a48e295143fca6f22269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go1.7rc5
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