diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3149c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v1.7.0.5 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.0.4
+--------------------
+
+ * "git daemon" failed to compile on platforms without sockaddr_storage type.
+
+ * Output from "git rev-list --pretty=oneline" was unparsable when a
+   commit did not have any message, which is abnormal but possible in a
+   repository converted from foreign scm.
+
+ * "git stash show <commit-that-is-not-a-stash>" gave an error message
+   that was not so useful.  Reworded the message to "<it> is not a
+   stash".
+
+ * Python scripts in contrib/ area now start with "#!/usr/bin/env python"
+   to honor user's PATH.
+
+ * "git imap-send" used to mistake any line that begins with "From " as a
+   message separator in format-patch output.
+
+ * Smart http server backend failed to report an internal server error and
+   infinitely looped instead after output pipe was closed.
+
+And other minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 657eac8..fbae995 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:v1.7.0.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.4]
+* link:v1.7.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3],
   link:RelNotes-1.7.0.2.txt[1.7.0.2],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 3eb6d85..6705b10 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.0.4
+DEF_VER=v1.7.0.5
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 9148d7c..156a87e 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.4.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt
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