diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.txt
index b55731f23f..309c33181f 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Git v1.7.3 Release Notes (draft)
-================================
+Git v1.7.3 Release Notes
+========================
 
 Updates since v1.7.2
 --------------------
@@ -74,14 +74,3 @@ release, unless otherwise noted.
 
  * "git -c foo=bar subcmd" did not work well for subcmd that is not
    implemented as a built-in command.
-
----
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-echo O=$(git describe master)
-O=v1.7.3-rc2
-git shortlog --no-merges $O..master ^maint
-exit 0
-
-What did we want to do with...
-
-1e3d411 (Enable custom schemes for column colors in the graph API, 2010-07-13)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 15aee2f953..347f447986 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -79,15 +79,16 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -x <pattern>::
 --exclude=<pattern>::
-	Skips files matching pattern.
-	Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern.
+	Skip untracked files matching pattern.
+	Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
+	below for more information.
 
 -X <file>::
 --exclude-from=<file>::
-	exclude patterns are read from <file>; 1 per line.
+	Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.
 
 --exclude-per-directory=<file>::
-	read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
+	Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
 	directory and its subdirectories in <file>.
 
 --exclude-standard::
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
      file containing a list of patterns.  Patterns are ordered
      in the same order they appear in the file.
 
-  3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
+  3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
      a name of the file in each directory 'git ls-files'
      examines, normally `.gitignore`.  Files in deeper
      directories take precedence.  Patterns are ordered in the
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 69ef12e272..646e761789 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
+* link:v1.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
+
 * link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
 
 * release notes for
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 556cee1ca7..ac9c4dbf2f 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.3-rc2
+DEF_VER=v1.7.3
 
 LF='
 '