[release-branch.go1.17] go1.17.8

Change-Id: I14f4da429cf8562c6cab99cd0cd4edfbc03f68e9
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/389736
Trust: Carlos Amedee <carlos@golang.org>
Run-TryBot: Carlos Amedee <carlos@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gopher Robot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Alex Rakoczy <alex@golang.org>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d458efb..cea581f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.17.7
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+go1.17.8
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