diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.txt
index f53845f..1da562e 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
    credentials.
    (merge deba493 jk/http-auth later to maint).
 
+ * "git blame" was aborted if started from an uncommitted content and
+   the path had the textconv filter in effect.
+   (merge 8518088 ss/blame-textconv-fake-working-tree later to maint).
+
  * "git branch -m/-M" advertised to update RENAME_REF ref in the
    commit log message that introduced the feature but not anywhere in
    the documentation, and never did update such a ref anyway. This
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@
 
 ---
 exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.7.8-rc0-32-g8e3565f
+O=v1.7.8-rc0-48-g92622e6
 echo O=$(git describe --always master)
 git log --first-parent --oneline --reverse ^$O master
 echo
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 56dc9d6..cc8a3d2 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.8-rc0
+DEF_VER=v1.7.8-rc1
 
 LF='
 '