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@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ The <upstream-details> are, optionally, in order:
=item <upstream-commit-ish>
The new upstream branch (or commit-ish).
-Default is C<upstream>.
+The default is to look for one of these tags, in this order:
+U vU upstream/U;
+where U is the new upstream version.
+(This is the same algorithm as L<git-deborig(1)>.)
It is a snag if the upstream contains a debian/ directory;
if forced to proceed,