diff --git a/version/GENERATE.go b/version/GENERATE.go
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-// Copyright (c) 2020 Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// Placeholder that indicates this directory is a valid go package,
-// but that redo must 'redo all' in this directory before it can
-// be imported.
-package version