diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/protobuf/AUTHORS b/vendor/google.golang.org/protobuf/AUTHORS
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+# This source code refers to The Go Authors for copyright purposes.
+# The master list of authors is in the main Go distribution,
+# visible at https://tip.golang.org/AUTHORS.