diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.9.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.9.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a2ad32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.9.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Git v2.3.9 Release Notes
+========================
+
+Fixes since v2.3.8
+------------------
+
+ * A handful of codepaths that used to use fixed-sized arrays to hold
+   pathnames have been corrected to use strbuf and other mechanisms to
+   allow longer pathnames without fearing overflows.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 9c46cab..a62ed6f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v2.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 2.3.8]
+* link:v2.3.9/git.html[documentation for release 2.3.9]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/2.3.9.txt[2.3.9],
   link:RelNotes/2.3.8.txt[2.3.8],
   link:RelNotes/2.3.7.txt[2.3.7],
   link:RelNotes/2.3.6.txt[2.3.6],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index a2fe57a..7577f66 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.3.8
+DEF_VER=v2.3.9
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 159d09e..2f2927a 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.8.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.9.txt
\ No newline at end of file