diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt
index 76ad0b3d01..5ab7b18906 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ Git 1.8.1.2 Release Notes
 Fixes since v1.8.1.1
 --------------------
 
+ * An element on GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES list that does not name the
+   real path to a directory (i.e. a symbolic link) could have caused
+   the GIT_DIR discovery logic to escape the ceiling.
+
+ * Command line completion for "tcsh" emitted an unwanted space
+   after completing a single directory name.
+
+ * Command line completion leaked an unnecessary error message while
+   looking for possible matches with paths in <tree-ish>.
+
  * "git archive" did not record uncompressed size in the header when
    streaming a zip archive, which confused some implementations of unzip.
 
@@ -11,3 +21,5 @@ Fixes since v1.8.1.1
    trailer part, "git send-email" failed to pick up the addresses from
    there. As e-mail headers field names are case insensitive, this
    script should follow suit and treat "cc:" and "Cc:" the same way.
+
+Also contains various documentation fixes.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index c572e8da13..2edb996ab1 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.8.1.1
+DEF_VER=v1.8.1.2
 
 LF='
 '