diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.18.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.18.1.txt
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+Git v2.18.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.5 and in
+v2.17.2 to address the recently reported CVE-2018-17456; see the
+release notes for those versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index ed9d9e43a980e9..5998893dd7005f 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.18.0
+DEF_VER=v2.18.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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