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+Git v2.40.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.30.9, v2.31.8,
+v2.32.7, v2.33.8, v2.34.8, v2.35.8, v2.36.6, v2.37.7, v2.38.5
+and v2.39.3 to address the security issues CVE-2023-25652,
+CVE-2023-25815, and CVE-2023-29007; see the release notes for these
+versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.40.0
+DEF_VER=v2.40.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
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