test_or_die "generating revision control file list"
perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_careful_git_update
-test_or_die "doing a careful git update on: $tempfile"
+test_or_die "doing a careful update on: $tempfile"
# seems to be needed to cause a merge to be resolved.
git pull downstream master
test_or_die "running the git pull downstream master"
# send our little boat down the stream to the dependent repository.
-git push downstream master
+git push --tags downstream master
test_or_die "running the git push downstream master"
popd &>/dev/null