diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67ae414965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Git v1.7.6.2 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.6.1
+--------------------
+
+ * v1.7.6.1 broke "git push --quiet"; it used to be a no-op against an old
+   version of Git running on the other end, but v1.7.6.1 made it abort.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b4ff5be1fd..167ad5e9d3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.6.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.1]
+* link:v1.7.6.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.2]
 
 * release notes for
-  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt[1.7.6.1].
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt[1.7.6.2],
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt[1.7.6.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.6.txt[1.7.6].
 
 * link:v1.7.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5.4]
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 01bcb38e57..3b15c1779d 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.6.1
+DEF_VER=v1.7.6.2
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 5a33236ce9..c301f4c580 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt
\ No newline at end of file