diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.5.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.5.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..309ba18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.5.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+GIT v1.6.5.1 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.6.5
+------------------
+
+ * An corrupt pack could make codepath to read objects into an
+   infinite loop.
+
+ * Download throughput display was always shown in KiB/s but on fast links
+   it is more appropriate to show it in MiB/s.
+
+ * "git grep -f filename" used uninitialized variable and segfaulted.
+
+ * "git clone -b branch" gave a wrong commit object name to post-checkout
+   hook.
+
+ * "git pull" over http did not work on msys.
+
+Other minor documentation updates are included.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index d97aaf5..d11c5c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 * link:v1.6.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.6.5.1.txt[1.6.5.1],
   link:RelNotes-1.6.5.txt[1.6.5].
 
 * link:v1.6.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4.4]
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 08e6073..d11e43c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.6.5
+DEF_VER=v1.6.5.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index b62449d..dda06d1 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.5.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.5.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file