diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.15.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.15.3.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Git v2.15.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.14.5 to address
+the recently reported CVE-2018-17456; see the release notes for that
+version for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 824649f..4a63ce3 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.15.2
+DEF_VER=v2.15.3
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/2.15.2.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/2.15.3.txt
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