diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.1.txt
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+Git v2.44.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.39.4, v2.40.2,
+v2.41.1, v2.42.2 and v2.43.4 to address the security issues
+CVE-2024-32002, CVE-2024-32004, CVE-2024-32020, CVE-2024-32021
+and CVE-2024-32465; see the release notes for these versions
+for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.44.0
+DEF_VER=v2.44.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.0.txt
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