diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.4.txt
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+Git v2.24.4 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.17.6, v2.18.5,
+v2.19.6, v2.20.5, v2.21.4, v2.22.5 and v2.23.4 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 9e7b797..5110103 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.24.3
+DEF_VER=v2.24.4
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.3.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.4.txt
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