diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0ff29f3cfcfefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.40.4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Git v2.40.4 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release lets Git refuse to accept URLs that contain control
+sequences.  This addresses CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b5aba88790c2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.41.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Git v2.41.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4 to address
+the security issues CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006; see the
+release notes for that version for details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3129d76e751dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Git v2.42.4 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4 and v2.41.3
+to address the security issues CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006;
+see the release notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2114b9f78d3b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Git v2.43.6 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3
+and v2.42.4 to address the security issues CVE-2024-50349 and
+CVE-2024-52006; see the release notes for these versions for
+details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..58628454583da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.44.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Git v2.44.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3,
+v2.42.4 and v2.43.6 to address the security issues CVE-2024-50349
+and CVE-2024-52006; see the release notes for these versions
+for details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.3.txt
index 2a1e9aa60879aa..ddb3cb694b518e 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.3.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.45.3.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 Git v2.45.3 Release Notes
 =========================
 
-This primarily is to backport various small fixes accumulated on the
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3,
+v2.42.4, v2.43.6 and v2.44.3 to address the security issues
+CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006; see the release notes for
+these versions for details.
+
+This version also backports various small fixes accumulated on the
 'master' front during the development towards Git 2.46, the next
 feature release.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4af032b63c7053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Git v2.46.3 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3, v2.42.4,
+v2.43.6, v2.44.3 and v2.45.3 to address the security issues CVE-2024-50349 and
+CVE-2024-52006; see the release notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.47.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.47.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7a52ad8cb44a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.47.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Git v2.47.2 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3,
+v2.42.4, v2.43.6, v2.44.3, v2.45.3 and v2.46.3 to address the
+security issues CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006; see the release
+notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.48.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.48.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..26c59b6e3bf31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.48.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Git v2.48.1 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fix that appears in v2.40.4, v2.41.3,
+v2.42.4, v2.43.6, v2.44.3, v2.45.3, v2.46.3, and v2.47.2 to address
+the security issues CVE-2024-50349 and CVE-2024-52006; see the release
+notes for these versions for details.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index f2af817feaeb38..570cc116224c52 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-DEF_VER=v2.48.0
+DEF_VER=v2.48.1
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 061d69928369ba..f28189867bb943 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.48.0.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.48.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/credential.c b/credential.c
index 6508770a1bbeb3..6e6e81c4cb3808 100644
--- a/credential.c
+++ b/credential.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "sigchain.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "urlmatch.h"
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "environment.h"
 #include "trace2.h"
 #include "repository.h"