diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index a01984e4c8..a0e1a85613 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by `make release` command.
 # DO NOT EDIT.
-tag: v0.48.8
+tag: v0.48.9
 
 releaseNoteGenerator:
   showCommitter: false
diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs-v0.48.x/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md b/docs/content/en/docs-v0.48.x/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
index ba9e43ac1f..c65dcf1352 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs-v0.48.x/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs-v0.48.x/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ spec:
 | hostName | string | The hostname or IP address of the remote git server. Default is the same value with Host. | No |
 | sshKeyFile | string | The path to the private ssh key file. This will be used to clone the source code of the specified git repositories. | No |
 | sshKeyData | string | Base64 encoded string of SSH key. | No |
+| password | string | The base64 encoded password for git used while cloning above Git repository. | No |
 
 ## GitRepository