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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The Go Programming Language (DRAFT)
 Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, Ken Thompson
 
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-(July 16, 2008)
+(July 21, 2008)
 
 This document is a semi-formal specification/proposal for a new
 systems programming language.  The document is under active