diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.2.txt
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+Git v2.17.2 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.5 to address
+the recently reported CVE-2018-17456; see the release notes for that
+version for details.
+
+In addition, this release also teaches "fsck" and the server side
+logic to reject pushes to repositories that attempt to create such a
+problematic ".gitmodules" file as tracked contents, to help hosting
+sites protect their customers by preventing malicious contents from
+spreading.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 4baa413..bc54879 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.17.1
+DEF_VER=v2.17.2
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.1.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.2.txt
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