diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 5133952b42ef9f94202c8b0c4030a3777b79180f..e643683b3aa3e8772083bd7ee0add76fd628b74d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.8.0.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.1]
+* link:v1.8.0.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.2]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.8.0.2.txt[1.8.0.2],
   link:RelNotes/1.8.0.1.txt[1.8.0.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0].
 
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index d66e54f12d0ab564ed1944b2c6c264366045dfe5..053628c939622a49b34eb5a836b524928068d009 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.8.0.1
+DEF_VER=v1.8.0.2
 
 LF='
 '