diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-linux.yml
index 908f9321a4..74c1624569 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-linux.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ packages:
 reference_datetime: "2013-06-01 00:00:00"
 remotes: []
 files:
-- "openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz"
+- "openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz"
 - "miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz"
 - "qrencode-3.4.3.tar.bz2"
 - "protobuf-2.5.0.tar.bz2"
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ script: |
   export TZ=UTC
   export LIBRARY_PATH="$STAGING/lib"
   # Integrity Check
-  echo "f74f15e8c8ff11aa3d5bb5f276d202ec18d7246e95f961db76054199c69c1ae3  openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz"  | sha256sum -c
+  echo "53cb818c3b90e507a8348f4f5eaedb05d8bfe5358aabb508b7263cc670c3e028  openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz"  | sha256sum -c
   echo "bc5f73c7b0056252c1888a80e6075787a1e1e9112b808f863a245483ff79859c  miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz"   | sha256sum -c
   echo "dfd71487513c871bad485806bfd1fdb304dedc84d2b01a8fb8e0940b50597a98  qrencode-3.4.3.tar.bz2" | sha256sum -c
   echo "13bfc5ae543cf3aa180ac2485c0bc89495e3ae711fc6fab4f8ffe90dfb4bb677  protobuf-2.5.0.tar.bz2" | sha256sum -c
   echo "12edc0df75bf9abd7f82f821795bcee50f42cb2e5f76a6a281b85732798364ef  db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz"    | sha256sum -c
 
   #
-  tar xzf openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz
-  cd openssl-1.0.1e
+  tar xzf openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz
+  cd openssl-1.0.1g
   #   need -fPIC to avoid relocation error in 64 bit builds
   ./config no-shared no-zlib no-dso no-krb5 --openssldir=$STAGING -fPIC
   #   need to build OpenSSL with faketime because a timestamp is embedded into cversion.o
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ script: |
   done
   #
   cd $STAGING
-  find include lib bin host | sort | zip -X@ $OUTDIR/bitcoin-deps-linux${GBUILD_BITS}-gitian-r3.zip
+  find include lib bin host | sort | zip -X@ $OUTDIR/bitcoin-deps-linux${GBUILD_BITS}-gitian-r4.zip
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win.yml
index 87ebf3e87b..b18d0f031c 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ packages:
 reference_datetime: "2011-01-30 00:00:00"
 remotes: []
 files:
-- "openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz"
+- "openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz"
 - "db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz"
 - "miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz"
 - "zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ script: |
   INDIR=$HOME/build
   TEMPDIR=$HOME/tmp
   # Input Integrity Check
-  echo "f74f15e8c8ff11aa3d5bb5f276d202ec18d7246e95f961db76054199c69c1ae3  openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz"  | sha256sum -c
+  echo "53cb818c3b90e507a8348f4f5eaedb05d8bfe5358aabb508b7263cc670c3e028  openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz"  | sha256sum -c
   echo "12edc0df75bf9abd7f82f821795bcee50f42cb2e5f76a6a281b85732798364ef  db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz"    | sha256sum -c
   echo "bc5f73c7b0056252c1888a80e6075787a1e1e9112b808f863a245483ff79859c  miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz"   | sha256sum -c
   echo "36658cb768a54c1d4dec43c3116c27ed893e88b02ecfcb44f2166f9c0b7f2a0d  zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz"      | sha256sum -c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p $INSTALLPREFIX $BUILDDIR
     cd $BUILDDIR
     #
-    tar xzf $INDIR/openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz
-    cd openssl-1.0.1e
+    tar xzf $INDIR/openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz
+    cd openssl-1.0.1g
     if [ "$BITS" == "32" ]; then
       OPENSSL_TGT=mingw
     else
@@ -124,5 +124,5 @@ script: |
     done
     #
     cd $INSTALLPREFIX
-    find include lib | sort | zip -X@ $OUTDIR/bitcoin-deps-win$BITS-gitian-r10.zip
+    find include lib | sort | zip -X@ $OUTDIR/bitcoin-deps-win$BITS-gitian-r11.zip
   done # for BITS in
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 05ef5ba587..3c25b793d0 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git"
   "dir": "bitcoin"
 files:
-- "bitcoin-deps-linux32-gitian-r3.zip"
-- "bitcoin-deps-linux64-gitian-r3.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-linux32-gitian-r4.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-linux64-gitian-r4.zip"
 - "boost-linux32-1.55.0-gitian-r1.zip"
 - "boost-linux64-1.55.0-gitian-r1.zip"
 script: |
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ script: |
   #
   mkdir -p $STAGING
   cd $STAGING
-  unzip ../build/bitcoin-deps-linux${GBUILD_BITS}-gitian-r3.zip
+  unzip ../build/bitcoin-deps-linux${GBUILD_BITS}-gitian-r4.zip
   unzip ../build/boost-linux${GBUILD_BITS}-1.55.0-gitian-r1.zip
   cd ../build
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index ecda73e44e..147708cee3 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ files:
 - "qt-win64-5.2.0-gitian-r2.zip"
 - "boost-win32-1.55.0-gitian-r6.zip"
 - "boost-win64-1.55.0-gitian-r6.zip"
-- "bitcoin-deps-win32-gitian-r10.zip"
-- "bitcoin-deps-win64-gitian-r10.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-win32-gitian-r11.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-win64-gitian-r11.zip"
 - "protobuf-win32-2.5.0-gitian-r4.zip"
 - "protobuf-win64-2.5.0-gitian-r4.zip"
 script: |
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ script: |
     cd $STAGING
     unzip $INDIR/qt-win${BITS}-5.2.0-gitian-r2.zip
     unzip $INDIR/boost-win${BITS}-1.55.0-gitian-r6.zip
-    unzip $INDIR/bitcoin-deps-win${BITS}-gitian-r10.zip
+    unzip $INDIR/bitcoin-deps-win${BITS}-gitian-r11.zip
     unzip $INDIR/protobuf-win${BITS}-2.5.0-gitian-r4.zip
     if [ "$NEEDDIST" == "1" ]; then
       # Make source code archive which is architecture independent so it only needs to be done once
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win.yml
index e3de2c02ef..cfe165d761 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ reference_datetime: "2011-01-30 00:00:00"
 remotes: []
 files:
 - "qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.0.tar.gz"
-- "bitcoin-deps-win32-gitian-r10.zip"
-- "bitcoin-deps-win64-gitian-r10.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-win32-gitian-r11.zip"
+- "bitcoin-deps-win64-gitian-r11.zip"
 script: |
   # Defines
   export TZ=UTC
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ script: |
     #
     # Need mingw-compiled openssl from bitcoin-deps:
     cd $DEPSDIR
-    unzip $INDIR/bitcoin-deps-win${BITS}-gitian-r10.zip
+    unzip $INDIR/bitcoin-deps-win${BITS}-gitian-r11.zip
     #
     cd $BUILDDIR
     #
diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
index 095d20f9ea..13d843951a 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Release Process
 
 	mkdir -p inputs; cd inputs/
 	wget 'http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz' -O miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz
-	wget 'https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz'
+	wget 'https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz'
 	wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz'
 	wget 'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz'
 	wget 'ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/history/libpng16/libpng-1.6.8.tar.gz'