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diff --git a/dgit-maint-native.7.pod b/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
index 54407596..34aaafff 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ dgit - tutorial for package maintainers of Debian-native packages
 
 =head1 INTRODUCTION
 
-This document describes elements of a workflow for maintaining a
-native Debian package using B<dgit>.
+This document describes elements of a workflow for using B<dgit> to
+maintain a Debian package that uses one of the native source formats
+("1.0" & "3.0 (native)").
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@ so that your history,
 which will be pushed to the dgit git server,
 is fast forward from the dgit archive view.
 
+Alternatively,
+if this was the first ever dgit push of the package,
+you can avoid this merge commit by
+passing C<--deliberately-not-fast-forward>.
+instead of C<--overwrite>.
+This avoids introducing a new origin commit into
+your git history.
+
 =head1 SUBSEQUENT PUSHES
 
 =over 4