diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt
index 30d30a1cf9..efa68aef22 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Fixes since v1.8.1.4
    the command line where an option is expected, the option parser
    used just one byte of the unknown letter when reporting an error.
 
+ * In v1.8.1, the attribute parser was tightened too restrictive to
+   error out upon seeing an entry that begins with an ! (exclamation),
+   which may confuse users to expect a "negative match", which does
+   not exist.  This has been demoted to a warning; such an entry is
+   still ignored.
+
  * "git apply --summary" has been taught to make sure the similarity
    value shown in its output is sensible, even when the input had a
    bogus value.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index cbac7711ea..608fa3963d 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:v1.8.1.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.4]
+* link:v1.8.1.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt[1.8.1.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.8.1.4.txt[1.8.1.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.8.1.3.txt[1.8.1.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt[1.8.1.2],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index dcd3595f27..6f09e2ff8b 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.8.1.4
+DEF_VER=v1.8.1.5
 
 LF='
 '