4 files changed, 27 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9bf2b741a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Git v1.7.8.6 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.8.5
+--------------------
+
+ * An error message from 'git bundle' had an unmatched single quote pair in it.
+
+ * 'git diff --histogram' option was not described.
+
+ * Documentation for 'git rev-list' had minor formatting errors.
+
+ * 'git imap-send' carried an unused dead code.
+
+ * The way 'git fetch' implemented its connectivity check over
+   received objects was overly pessimistic, and wasted a lot of
+   cycles.
+
+ * Various minor backports of fixes from the 'master' and the 'maint'
+   branch.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index e71a0d1d32..16528492df 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +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:v1.7.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.4]
+* link:v1.7.8.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.6]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt[1.7.8.6],
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt[1.7.8.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt[1.7.8.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.3.txt[1.7.8.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.2.txt[1.7.8.2],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index c95c200eeb..fe43c5a309 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.8.5
+DEF_VER=v1.7.8.6
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index dfc0e738d9..b5c2795d47 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt
-\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt
+\ No newline at end of file