diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.0.txt
index cde22e8..cf0c7d8 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.0.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
  * The support for deprecated PCRE1 library has been dropped.
 
+ * Fixes for CVE-2021-21300 in Git 2.30.2 (and earlier) is included.
+
 
 UI, Workflows & Features
 
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 7b99fe5..09df1b1 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.31.0-rc1
+DEF_VER=v2.31.0-rc2
 
 LF='
 '