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+Git v2.42.2 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.39.4, v2.40.2
+and v2.41.1 to address the security issues CVE-2024-32002,
+CVE-2024-32004, CVE-2024-32020, CVE-2024-32021 and CVE-2024-32465;
+see the release notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
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 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.42.1
+DEF_VER=v2.42.2
 
 LF='
 '
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