[release-branch.go1.22] go1.22rc1

Change-Id: Ia3eeb58ffd7acc4dc519a304f3ef934ab9c82175
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/551536
Reviewed-by: Carlos Amedee <carlos@golang.org>
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Reviewed-by: Than McIntosh <thanm@google.com>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+go1.22rc1
+time 2023-12-19T16:29:36Z