diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95cc2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Git v1.7.9.5 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.9.4
+--------------------
+
+ * When "git config" diagnoses an error in a configuration file and
+   shows the line number for the offending line, it miscounted if the
+   error was at the end of line.
+
+ * "git fast-import" accepted "ls" command with an empty path by
+   mistake.
+
+ * Various new-ish output decoration modes of "git grep" were not
+   documented in the manual's synopsis section.
+
+ * The "remaining" subcommand to "git rerere" was not documented.
+
+ * "gitweb" used to drop warnings in the log file when "heads" view is
+   accessed in a repository whose HEAD does not point at a valid
+   branch.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 458cc07..7ccb55d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.9.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.4]
+* link:v1.7.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt[1.7.9.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.4.txt[1.7.9.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.3.txt[1.7.9.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.2.txt[1.7.9.2],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 8ddc96d..0a5135c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.9.4
+DEF_VER=v1.7.9.5
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index f9f04dd..d71b26d 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.4.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt
\ No newline at end of file