3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f181e8064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Git v2.17.6 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release addresses the security issues CVE-2021-21300.
+
+Fixes since v2.17.5
+-------------------
+
+ * CVE-2021-21300:
+   On case-insensitive file systems with support for symbolic links,
+   if Git is configured globally to apply delay-capable clean/smudge
+   filters (such as Git LFS), Git could be fooled into running
+   remote code during a clone.
+
+Credit for finding and fixing this vulnerability goes to Matheus
+Tavares, helped by Johannes Schindelin.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 85d9db5600..4675585069 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.17.5
+DEF_VER=v2.17.6
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 07012e884f..04bc17f6c5 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.5.txt
-\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.17.6.txt
+\ No newline at end of file