diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..577eccaacd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Git v1.7.11.1 Release Notes
+===========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.11
+-------------------
+
+ * The cross links in the HTML version of manual pages were broken.
+
+Also contains minor typofixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 9589734b0ea..d58fad71bd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.11/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.11]
+* link:v1.7.11.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.11.1]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt[1.7.11.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.11.txt[1.7.11].
 
 * link:v1.7.10.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.10.5]
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 43d564920d3..a7570decfb6 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.11
+DEF_VER=v1.7.11.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index bcb4fb98ff9..ceedb902ca9 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.11.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file