diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.5.txt
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.39.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.39.5 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.39.4 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ca088e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.40.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.40.2 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f94afde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.41.2 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.41.1 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe3ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.42.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.42.2 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..236b234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.43.5 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.43.4 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76700f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Git v2.44.2 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+In preparing security fixes for four CVEs, we made overly aggressive
+"defense in depth" changes that broke legitimate use cases like 'git
+lfs' and 'git annex.'  This release is to revert these misguided, if
+well-intentioned, changes that were shipped in 2.44.1 and were not
+direct security fixes.
+
+Jeff King (5):
+      send-email: drop FakeTerm hack
+      send-email: avoid creating more than one Term::ReadLine object
+      ci: drop mention of BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES variable
+      ci: avoid bare "gcc" for osx-gcc job
+      ci: stop installing "gcc-13" for osx-gcc
+
+Johannes Schindelin (6):
+      hook: plug a new memory leak
+      init: use the correct path of the templates directory again
+      Revert "core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning"
+      tests: verify that `clone -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null` works again
+      clone: drop the protections where hooks aren't run
+      Revert "Add a helper function to compare file contents"
+
+Junio C Hamano (1):
+      Revert "fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir"
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 015c6c6..9c631da 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.44.1
+DEF_VER=v2.44.2
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 2a42e86..6ba9e6f 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.2.txt
\ No newline at end of file