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diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index c569347e..3e402e19 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ from being run.
 
 --clean=git is useful when the package's clean target is troublesome;
 the downside is simply that git clean may delete files you forgot to
-git add.
+git add.  --clean=git can also avoid needing the build-dependencies.
 .TP
 .BR --clean=git-ff " | " -wgf
 The source tree should be cleaned, before building a source package
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ This is like
 but it also removes any subdirectories containing different git
 trees (which only unusual packages are likely to create).
 .TP
+.BR --clean=check " | " -wn
+Merely check that the tree is clean (does not contain uncommitted
+files), before building a source package.
+.TP
 .BR --clean=none " | " -wn
 Do not clean the tree before building a source package.  If there are
 files which are not in git, or if the build creates such files, a
@@ -288,6 +292,15 @@ Use dpkg-buildpackage to do the clean, so that the source package
 is cleaned by dpkg-source running the package's clean target.
 This is the default.  It requires the package's build dependencies.
 .TP
+.BR --clean=dpkg-source-d " | " -wdd
+Use
+.B dpkg-buildpackage -d
+to do the clean, so that the source package
+is cleaned by dpkg-source running the package's clean target.
+The build-dependencies are not checked (due to
+.BR -d ),
+which violates policy, but may work in practice.
+.TP
 .BR -N " | " --new
 The package may be new in this suite.  Without this, dgit will
 refuse to push.