diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e6436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Git v2.16.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+Fixes since v2.16
+-----------------
+
+ * "git clone" segfaulted when cloning a project that happens to
+   track two paths that differ only in case on a case insensitive
+   filesystem.
+
+Does not contain any other documentation updates or code clean-ups.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index e4c858d..470f7b7 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.16.0
+DEF_VER=v2.16.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index bec73d6..0172894 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.0.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file