[release-branch.go1.16] go1.16.9

Change-Id: I7328dd94a85b97ec8c3ecf4f56eca9c56a6d806e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/354593
Trust: Michael Knyszek <mknyszek@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Michael Knyszek <mknyszek@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Heschi Kreinick <heschi@google.com>
TryBot-Result: Go Bot <gobot@golang.org>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ead8f19..9de9e41 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.16.8
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+go1.16.9
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