diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
index b1b2513..18edcbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
  * Various git-p4 enhancements (in contrib).
 
- * Various vcs-svn enhancements.
+ * Various vcs-svn, git-svn and gitk enhancements and fixes.
 
  * Various git-gui updates (0.14.0).
 
@@ -133,6 +133,6 @@
 
 ---
 exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.7.5-rc1
+O=v1.7.5-rc2
 echo O=$(git describe 'master')
 git shortlog --no-merges ^maint ^$O master
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index e9b2a47..3b84f9a 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.5-rc1
+DEF_VER=v1.7.5-rc2
 
 LF='
 '