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+Release:
+~~~~~~~~
+
+master> tar --exclude .git -czf ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz .
+master> pristine-tar commit ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz master
+
+Debian release:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+debian-sid> git merge master
+debian-sid> dch -v <VERSION>-1
+debian-sid> git-buildpackage -us -uc --git-pristine-tar --git-upstream-branch=master --git-debian-branch=debian-sid