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+Git v2.23.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.6, v2.15.4,
+v2.17.3, v2.20.2 and in v2.21.1, addressing the security issues
+CVE-2019-1348, CVE-2019-1349, CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1351,
+CVE-2019-1352, CVE-2019-1353, CVE-2019-1354, CVE-2019-1387, and
+CVE-2019-19604; see the release notes for those versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.23.0
+DEF_VER=v2.23.1
 
 LF='
 '
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