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 * openafs upstream uses a helper script to generate the kmod-openafs spec file. This file (src/openafs-kmodtool) has been modified to support our custom koji massages
 
 ## new OpenAFS upstream releases
-* a helper script `new_upstream_release.sh` will download the new tarball(s) and fix up hardcoded references to the version. The result still will need to be manully committed back to GIT.
+* a helper script `new_upstream_release.sh` will download the new tarball(s) and fix up hardcoded references to the version. The result will still need to be manually committed back to GIT.
+* **commit to a new branch first, don't merge to master until the package is fully tested and ready to be deployed**. Kmods will be built based off of what is in master.
 
 ## Building KMODs locally for testing