diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt
index 65c8c0e..e3c4e78 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt
@@ -345,3 +345,4 @@
    (merge fbec05c210 cc/test-oidmap later to maint).
    (merge 7a06fb038c jk/no-system-includes-in-dot-c later to maint).
    (merge 81ed2b405c cb/xdiff-no-system-includes-in-dot-c later to maint).
+   (merge d61e6ce1dd sg/fsck-config-in-doc later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index a0766f6..c4044c6 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.23.0-rc0
+DEF_VER=v2.23.0-rc1
 
 LF='
 '