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diff --git a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
index e78f5f28..e4927684 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ The first dgit push will require I<--overwrite>.
 
 =head1 GIT CONFIGURATION
 
-git-debrebase does not yet support using B<git merge> to merge
+git-debrebase(1) does not yet support using B<git merge> to merge
 divergent branches of development (see "OTHER MERGES" in
 git-debrebase(5)).  You should configure git such that B<git pull>
 does not try to merge:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ or if you have a working watch file
 
 =over 4
 
-    % git debrebase new-upstream-v0 1.2.3
+    % git debrebase new-upstream 1.2.3
 
 =back
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ For the first upstream release that requires DFSG filtering:
     % git commit -m "upstream version 1.2.3 DFSG-cleaned"
     % git tag -s 1.2.3+dfsg
     % git checkout master
-    % # proceed with "Importing the release"
+    % # proceed with "Importing the release" on 1.2.3+dfsg tag
 
 =back
 
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ And for subsequent releases (whether or not they require filtering):
     % git checkout upstream-dfsg
     % git merge 1.2.4
     % git rm further-evil.bin # if needed
-    % git commit -m "upstream version 1.2.4 DFSG-cleaned"
+    % git commit -m "upstream version 1.2.4 DFSG-cleaned" # if needed
     % git tag -s 1.2.4+dfsg
     % git checkout master
-    % # proceed with "Importing the release"
+    % # proceed with "Importing the release" on 1.2.4+dfsg tag
 
 =back
 
@@ -544,13 +544,13 @@ A simple convention you can use to minimise the number of pseudomerges
 is to B<git debrebase conclude> only right before you upload or push
 to B<salsa.debian.org>.
 
-It is possible to reduce the number of pseudomerges further by
-derebasing only (i) when importing a new release, and (ii) right
-before uploading.  Instead of editing the existing delta queue, you
-append fixup commits (and reversions of commits) that alter the
-upstream source to the required state.  You can push and pull to and
-from B<salsa.debian.org> during this.  Just before uploading, you
-debrebase, once, to tidy everything up.
+It is possible, though much less convenient, to reduce the number of
+pseudomerges yet further.  We debrebase only (i) when importing a new
+release, and (ii) right before uploading.  Instead of editing the
+existing delta queue, you append fixup commits (and reversions of
+commits) that alter the upstream source to the required state.  You
+can push and pull to and from B<salsa.debian.org> during this.  Just
+before uploading, you debrebase, once, to tidy everything up.
 
 =head2 The debian/patches directory
 
@@ -567,15 +567,22 @@ than sending files from I<debian/patches>.
 
 =head2 Upstream branches
 
-Except in the case where upstream releases only tarballs, or we
-require DFSG filtering, we do not maintain a separate 'upstream'
-branch (unless you also happen to be involved in upstream
-development).  We work with upstream tags rather than any branches
-(except temporary branches used to prepare patches for forwarding
-upstream, for example).
+In this workflow, we specify upstream tags rather than any branches.
+
+Except when (i) upstream releases only tarballs, (ii) we require DFSG
+filtering, or (iii) you also happen to be involved in upstream
+development, we do not maintain any local branch corresponding to
+upstream, except temporary branches used to prepare patches for
+forwarding, and the like.
 
 The idea here is that from Debian's point of view, upstream releases
-are immutable points in history, and so better represented by tags.
+are immutable points in history.  We want to make sure that we are
+basing our Debian package on a properly identified upstream version,
+rather than some arbitrary commit on some branch.  Tags are more
+useful for this.
+
+Upstream's branches remain available as the git remote tracking
+branches for your upstream remote, e.g. I<remotes/upstream/master>.
 
 =head2 The first ever dgit push
 
@@ -621,7 +628,7 @@ rebase too early.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-dgit(1), dgit(7)
+dgit(1), dgit(7), git-debrebase(1), git-debrebase(5)
 
 =head1 AUTHOR