diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.2.txt
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+Git 2.46.2 Release Notes
+========================
+
+This release is primarily to merge changes to unbreak the 32-bit
+GitHub actions jobs we use for CI testing, so that we can release
+real fixes for the 2.46.x track after they pass CI.
+
+It also reverts the "git patch-id" change that went into 2.46.1,
+as it seems to have got a regression reported (I haven't verified,
+but it is better to keep a known breakage than adding an unintended
+regression).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.46.1
+DEF_VER=v2.46.2-pre
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.1.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.2.txt
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