diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.0.txt
index 11dc73c383bf35db349dda7a7fee1dcdc6b616f1..e3c639c8407f99dd1887ba4cef7d1a96a7242516 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.0.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Git v2.3 Release Notes
 ======================
 
+This one ended up to be a release with lots of small corrections and
+improvements without big uncomfortably exciting features.  The recent
+security fix that went to 2.2.1 and older maintenance tracks is also
+contained in this update.
+
+
 Updates since v2.2
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 9d334314270003d4ce54ef233691506dd4f10197..eadbd05356398a3c85884efc6779bba0e923b311 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
+* link:v2.3.0/git.html[documentation for release 2.3]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/2.3.0.txt[2.3].
+
 * link:v2.2.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.2.2]
 
 * release notes for
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 068eae29d6fefb9f5fa0780de0d4418fbe9e11fa..780064ad7173fd5be40b3b5e419db5c3e53f96f2 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.3.0-rc2
+DEF_VER=v2.3.0
 
 LF='
 '