diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.30.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.30.4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eedb74b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.30.4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Git v2.30.4 Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release contains minor fix-ups for the changes that went into
+Git 2.30.3, which was made to address CVE-2022-24765.
+
+ * The code that was meant to parse the new `safe.directory`
+   configuration variable was not checking what configuration
+   variable was being fed to it, which has been corrected.
+
+ * '*' can be used as the value for the `safe.directory` variable to
+   signal that the user considers that any directory is safe.
+
+
+
+Derrick Stolee (2):
+      t0033: add tests for safe.directory
+      setup: opt-out of check with safe.directory=*
+
+Matheus Valadares (1):
+      setup: fix safe.directory key not being checked
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca143abad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Git Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.3.txt Release Notes
+=========================
+
+This release merges up the fixes that appear in v2.31.3.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/safe.txt b/Documentation/config/safe.txt
index 63597b2df8..6d764fe0cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/safe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/safe.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ line option `-c safe.directory=<path>`.
 The value of this setting is interpolated, i.e. `~/<path>` expands to a
 path relative to the home directory and `%(prefix)/<path>` expands to a
 path relative to Git's (runtime) prefix.
++
+To completely opt-out of this security check, set `safe.directory` to the
+string `*`. This will allow all repositories to be treated as if their
+directory was listed in the `safe.directory` list. If `safe.directory=*`
+is set in system config and you want to re-enable this protection, then
+initialize your list with an empty value before listing the repositories
+that you deem safe.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 2498affd30..da853679b7 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.31.2
+DEF_VER=v2.31.3
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index dff85391eb..c3d6893a92 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.2.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/2.31.3.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 95d5b00940..aad9ace0af 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -1034,9 +1034,14 @@ static int safe_directory_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *d)
 {
 	struct safe_directory_data *data = d;
 
-	if (!value || !*value)
+	if (strcmp(key, "safe.directory"))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!value || !*value) {
 		data->is_safe = 0;
-	else {
+	} else if (!strcmp(value, "*")) {
+		data->is_safe = 1;
+	} else {
 		const char *interpolated = NULL;
 
 		if (!git_config_pathname(&interpolated, key, value) &&
@@ -1053,7 +1058,8 @@ static int ensure_valid_ownership(const char *path)
 {
 	struct safe_directory_data data = { .path = path };
 
-	if (is_path_owned_by_current_user(path))
+	if (!git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_ASSUME_DIFFERENT_OWNER", 0) &&
+	    is_path_owned_by_current_user(path))
 		return 1;
 
 	read_very_early_config(safe_directory_cb, &data);
diff --git a/t/t0033-safe-directory.sh b/t/t0033-safe-directory.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..239d93f4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t0033-safe-directory.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='verify safe.directory checks'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+GIT_TEST_ASSUME_DIFFERENT_OWNER=1
+export GIT_TEST_ASSUME_DIFFERENT_OWNER
+
+expect_rejected_dir () {
+	test_must_fail git status 2>err &&
+	grep "safe.directory" err
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory is not set' '
+	expect_rejected_dir
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory does not match' '
+	git config --global safe.directory bogus &&
+	expect_rejected_dir
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'path exist as different key' '
+	git config --global foo.bar "$(pwd)" &&
+	expect_rejected_dir
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory matches' '
+	git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)" &&
+	git status
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory matches, but is reset' '
+	git config --global --add safe.directory "" &&
+	expect_rejected_dir
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory=*' '
+	git config --global --add safe.directory "*" &&
+	git status
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'safe.directory=*, but is reset' '
+	git config --global --add safe.directory "" &&
+	expect_rejected_dir
+'
+
+test_done