diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt
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+Git v1.7.8.5 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.8.4
+--------------------
+
+ * Dependency on our thread-utils.h header file was missing for
+   objects that depend on it in the Makefile.
+
+ * "git am" when fed an empty file did not correctly finish reading it
+   when it attempts to guess the input format.
+
+ * "git grep -P" (when PCRE is enabled in the build) did not match the
+   beginning and the end of the line correctly with ^ and $.
+
+ * "git rebase -m" tried to run "git notes copy" needlessly when
+   nothing was rewritten.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 445190db7ad328a91ad90621dcc4a649cbc67575..c95c200eebfcfb1ff935045ee2fb850d317a03a7 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.8.4
+DEF_VER=v1.7.8.5
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 5c6b14b69463249efe973dca73d81feecb352460..dfc0e738d9198a8b9a85ed3c8b1f621f71b32f25 120000
--- a/RelNotes
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-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt
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+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt
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