diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.27.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.27.1.txt
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+Git v2.27.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.17.6, v2.18.5,
+v2.19.6, v2.20.5, v2.21.4, v2.22.5, v2.23.4, v2.24.4, v2.25.5
+and v2.26.3 to address the security issue CVE-2021-21300; see
+the release notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.27.0
+DEF_VER=v2.27.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.27.0.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/2.27.1.txt
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