VERSION | 2 +-

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 16119d3560978175d5ba9752a4a95f83df43aa4c..efde5a940e68cd5be78aeefbe1bcd62e90638193 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.8.4
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+go1.8.5rc5
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