diff --git a/README b/README
index b8c2998..dd829f9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Release:
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-master> tar --exclude .git -czf ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz .
+master> git archive --format=tar master | gzip > ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz
 master> pristine-tar commit ../evocheck_<VERSION>.orig.tar.gz master
 
 Debian release: