diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt
index f24b387..15cf011 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Git v1.7.2 Release Notes (draft)
-================================
+Git v1.7.2 Release Notes
+========================
 
 Updates since v1.7.1
 --------------------
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
 
  * The test harness has been updated to produce TAP-friendly output.
 
+ * Many documentation improvement patches are also included.
+
 
 Fixes since v1.7.1
 ------------------
@@ -147,9 +149,3 @@
 
  * "git read-tree -m A B" used to switch to branch B while retaining
    local changes added an incorrect cache-tree information (b1f47514).
-
---
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.7.2-rc2-17-gc9a9766
-echo O=$(git describe HEAD)
-git shortlog --no-merges HEAD ^maint ^$O
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 12066ab..27ece58 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
+* link:v1.7.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.7.2.txt[1.7.2].
+
 * link:v1.7.1.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.1]
 
 * release notes for
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index e45513d..e88f50c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.1.GIT
+DEF_VER=v1.7.2
 
 LF='
 '