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diff --git a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
index c31dfa59..3c438ab1 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ want to follow it up with a push to alioth.
 You will need to pass I<--overwrite> if the previous upload was not
 performed with dgit.
 
+If this is first ever dgit push of the package, consider passing
+I<--deliberately-not-fast-forward> instead of I<--overwrite>.  This
+avoids introducing a new origin commit into the dgit view of your git
+history.  (This origin commit would represent the most recent non-dgit
+upload of the package, but this should already be represented in your
+git history.)
+
 =head1 INCORPORATING NMUS
 
 B<dgit pull> can't yet incorporate NMUs into patches-unapplied gbp