diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.35.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.35.0.txt
index fa5a731..d69b50d 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.35.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.35.0.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
    of GNU grep.
 
 
+Note to those who build from the source
+
+ * You may need to define NO_UNCOMPRESS2 Makefile macro if you build
+   with zlib older than 1.2.9.
+
+ * If your compiler cannot grok C99, the build will fail.  See the
+   instruction at the beginning of git-compat-util.h if this happens
+   to you.
+
+
 UI, Workflows & Features
 
  * "git status --porcelain=v2" now show the number of stash entries
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 73600be..1467b45 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.35.0-rc2
+DEF_VER=v2.35.0
 
 LF='
 '