3 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.22.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.22.5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b280d9321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.22.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Git v2.22.5 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.17.6,
+v2.18.5, v2.19.6, v2.20.5 and v2.21.4 to address the security
+issue CVE-2021-21300; see the release notes for these versions
+for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 8acd429ebd..ad43a47e78 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.22.4
+DEF_VER=v2.22.5
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 09c7750f25..55ac1476de 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.22.4.txt
-\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.22.5.txt
+\ No newline at end of file