diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.txt
index c05de3d..7d2a973 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 Updates since v1.5.3
 --------------------
 
- * Comes with much improved gitk.
+ * Comes with much improved gitk, with i18n.
 
  * Comes with "git gui" 0.9.1 with i18n.
 
@@ -358,6 +358,6 @@
 
 --
 exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.5.4-rc2-59-g2370781
+O=v1.5.4-rc3
 echo O=`git describe refs/heads/master`
 git shortlog --no-merges $O..refs/heads/master ^refs/heads/maint
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 817df17..2ba142a 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.5.4-rc2.GIT
+DEF_VER=v1.5.4-rc3.GIT
 
 LF='
 '