diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.txt
index 5eb88b899a..9b0a6ebf15 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Git v1.7.9 Release Notes (draft)
+Git v1.7.9 Release Notes
 ========================
 
 Updates since v1.7.8
@@ -109,11 +109,3 @@ Fixes since v1.7.8
 Unless otherwise noted, all the fixes since v1.7.8 in the maintenance
 releases are contained in this release (see release notes to them for
 details).
-
---
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.7.9-rc0-44-g478c446
-echo O=$(git describe master)
-git log --first-parent --oneline --reverse ^$O master
-echo
-git shortlog --no-merges ^$O ^maint master
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 15d06cfaab..ba8a07a2ea 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.9-rc1
+DEF_VER=v1.7.9-rc2
 
 LF='
 '