diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
index f765c46699..a0b0b325bc 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ Fixes since v2.45
    bump the format version to 2.
    (merge 9c8a9ec787 tb/path-filter-fix later to maint).
 
+ * Typofix.
+   (merge 231cf7370e as/pathspec-h-typofix later to maint).
+
+ * Code clean-up.
+   (merge 4b837f821e rs/simplify-submodule-helper-super-prefix-invocation later to maint).
+
  * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
    (merge 493fdae046 ew/object-convert-leakfix later to maint).
    (merge 00f3661a0a ss/doc-eol-attr-fix later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 814cdcf95d..3e96943375 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.45.GIT
+DEF_VER=v2.46.0-rc0
 
 LF='
 '