diff --git a/doc/release_new_version b/doc/release_new_version
index 38fdf5fa..3c69d0da 100644
--- a/doc/release_new_version
+++ b/doc/release_new_version
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?group=parallel
 # https://support.twitter.com/entries/15364-about-twitter-limits-update-api-dm-and-following
 # says 250 direct msg per day = 86400/250 = sleep 345
 cat twitters | grep -iv removed |
-  parallel -j1 sleep 354\; echo @{} You have earlier shown interest in GNU Parallel. \
-A new version is out: http://nd.gd/2j '|' ttytter
+  parallel -j1 sleep 354\; echo @{} You have shown interest in GNU Parallel. \
+  New version: http://nd.gd/2j This is the last message: Follow @GnuParallel \
+ '|' ttytter
+
+
 
 == Send announce ==
 
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/admindb/parallel
 <<<<<
 from:tange@gnu.org
 to:parallel@gnu.org, bug-parallel@gnu.org, info-gnu@gnu.org, bug-directory@gnu.org
-cc:Peter Simons <simons@cryp.to>, Sandro Cazzaniga <kharec@mandriva.org>,
+cc:Sandro Cazzaniga <kharec@mandriva.org>,
    Tim Cuthbertson <tim3d.junk@gmail.com>, Ludovic Courtès
    <ludo@gnu.org>, Markus Ammer <mkmm@gmx-topmail.de>, Pavel Nuzhdin
    <pnzhdin@gmail.com>, Phil Sung <psung@alum.mit.edu>, Michael
diff --git a/packager/debian/Makefile b/packager/debian/Makefile
index 45a16678..59faf293 100644
--- a/packager/debian/Makefile
+++ b/packager/debian/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build:
 	echo -e "\tapt-get install dpkg-dev" ; \
 	false )
 	cd parallel-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]; perl -i -pe "s/201[0-9]{5}-[0-9]+/"`src/parallel --minversion 1`"/"  debian/{changelog,control}
-	cd parallel-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]; dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
+	cd parallel-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]; dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -tc
 	@echo 
 	@echo "To install the GNU Parallel Debian package, run:"
 	@echo "    sudo dpkg -i "`ls -rt parallel_*_all.deb | tail -n 1`
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ distclean:
 	rm -rf parallel-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]
 
 makedist:
+	cd ../..; test [ -f Makefile ] || ./configure
 	cd ../..; make dist-bzip2
 	cd ../..; make dist-gzip