diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..002c93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Git v1.7.3.1 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.3
+------------------
+
+ * "git stash show stash@{$n}" was accidentally broken in 1.7.3 ("git
+   stash show" without any argument still worked, though).
+
+ * "git stash branch $branch stash@{$n}" was accidentally broken in
+   1.7.3 and started dropping the named stash even when branch creation
+   failed.
+
+And other minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 646e761..dd57bdc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3]
+* link:v1.7.3.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.1]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt[1.7.3.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
 
 * link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index ac9c4db..75b8b3c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.3
+DEF_VER=v1.7.3.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 8c65931..50b2d42 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file