diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.0.txt
index 9e2e417..de7ef16 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.0.txt
@@ -245,15 +245,14 @@
 All of the fixes in v1.5.6 maintenance series are included in
 this release, unless otherwise noted.
 
-* git-clone ignored its -u option; the fix needs to be backported to
-  'maint';
+ * git-clone ignored its -u option; the fix needs to be backported to
+   'maint';
 
-* git-mv used to lose the distinction between changes that are staged
-  and that are only in the working tree, by staging both in the index
-  after moving such a path.
+ * git-mv used to lose the distinction between changes that are staged
+   and that are only in the working tree, by staging both in the index
+   after moving such a path.
 
----
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.6.0-rc3
-echo O=$(git describe refs/heads/master)
-git shortlog --no-merges $O..refs/heads/master ^refs/heads/maint
+ * "git-rebase -i -p" rewrote the parents to wrong ones when amending
+   (either edit or squash) was involved, and did not work correctly
+   when fast forwarding.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b1cb972..1bc295d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
+* link:v1.6.0/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.0]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.6.0.txt[1.6.0].
+
 * link:v1.5.6.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.5]
 
 * release notes for
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index e1290d8..156dc13 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.5.6.GIT
+DEF_VER=v1.6.0.GIT
 
 LF='
 '