+ - edit .git/gbp.conf to use branch-<version> as upstream if needed
+
+ git checkout debian
+ git merge branch-<version>
+
+ - verify debian/changelog is "clean" ending in last release version
+ - craft a suitable debian/changelog entry, possibly using:
+ git-dch --release --new-version=<version>-1 --multimaint-merge
+
+ git commit -n debian/changelog -m "update changelog for Debian build"
+
+ - if this is a -1 release, then
+ git-buildpackage --git-no-pristine-tar
+ pristine-tar commit \
+ ../build-area/altos/altos_<version>.orig.tar.gz \
+ branch-<version>
+ else if this is not a -1 release
+ git-buildpackage
+
+ git tag debian/<version>
+
+ - at this point we have packages in ~/debian/build-area/altos, now
+ we move on to the non-Debian part of the release process