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diff --git a/dgit-maint-native.7.pod b/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
index 03aee59b..34aaafff 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-native.7.pod
@@ -78,6 +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