diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt
index fecfac8a16..ac9b838e25 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ Fixes since v1.7.7
 ------------------
 
  * On some BSD systems, adding +s bit on directories is detrimental
-   (it is not necessary on BSD to begin with). The installation
-   procedure has been updated to take this into account.
+   (it is not necessary on BSD to begin with). "git init --shared"
+   has been updated to take this into account without extra makefile
+   settings on platforms the Makefile knows about.
 
  * After incorrectly written third-party tools store a tag object in
    HEAD, git diagnosed it as a repository corruption and refused to
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index cbc51d5a94..5e80cfd71a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.7]
+* link:v1.7.7.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.7.1]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.7.1.txt[1.7.7.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.7.txt[1.7.7].
 
 * link:v1.7.6.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.4]