diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.1.txt
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+Git v2.21.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.6, v2.15.4,
+v2.17.3 and in v2.20.2, addressing the security issues CVE-2019-1348,
+CVE-2019-1349, CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1351, CVE-2019-1352,
+CVE-2019-1353, CVE-2019-1354, CVE-2019-1387, and CVE-2019-19604;
+see the release notes for those versions for details.
+
+Additionally, this version also includes a couple of fixes for the
+Windows-specific quoting of command-line arguments when Git executes
+a Unix shell on Windows.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.21.0
+DEF_VER=v2.21.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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