diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
index 9fd85f5362..9ec498ea39 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Git v1.7.6 Release Notes (draft)
+Git v1.7.6 Release Notes
 ========================
 
 Updates since v1.7.5
@@ -134,9 +134,3 @@ included in this release.
 
  * "git status -z" did not default to --porcelain output format.
    (merge bc/maint-status-z-to-use-porcelain later)
-
----
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-echo O=$(git describe master)
-O=v1.7.6-rc2
-git shortlog --no-merges ^maint ^$O master
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 5c45446a4a..3c7a832343 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,6 +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/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.txt[1.7.6].
+
 * link:v1.7.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5.4]
 
 * release notes for
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index dc3880c562..f04e4b138d 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.6-rc3
+DEF_VER=v1.7.6
 
 LF='
 '