diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
index d836233bb5bd8b..80620b9317a241 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.46.0.txt
@@ -451,3 +451,4 @@ Fixes since v2.45
    (merge 00f3661a0a ss/doc-eol-attr-fix later to maint).
    (merge 428c40da61 ri/doc-show-branch-fix later to maint).
    (merge 58696bfcaa jc/where-is-bash-for-ci later to maint).
+   (merge 616e94ca24 tb/doc-max-tree-depth-fix later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 3e969433757785..8cb25352943032 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.46.0-rc0
+DEF_VER=v2.46.0-rc1
 
 LF='
 '