diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.3.txt
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+Git v2.17.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.6 and in
+v2.15.4 addressing the security issues CVE-2019-1348, CVE-2019-1349,
+CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1351, CVE-2019-1352, CVE-2019-1353,
+CVE-2019-1354, and CVE-2019-1387; see the release notes for those
+versions for details.
+
+In addition, `git fsck` was taught to identify `.gitmodules` entries
+of the form `submodule.<name>.update=!command`, which have been
+disallowed in v2.15.4.
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=v2.17.2
+DEF_VER=v2.17.3
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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