diff --git a/app-crypt/freepg/files/make-dist-archive.sh b/app-crypt/freepg/files/make-dist-archive.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ${#} -ne 1 ]; then
+	echo "Usage: ${0} <version>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+set -e -x
+
+PV=${1}
+TAG=gnupg-${PV}-freepg
+
+git clone --depth 1 --branch "${TAG}" https://gitlab.com/freepg/gnupg
+cd gnupg
+rm -r -f .git
+sed -i -e '/beta=yes/d' -e 's:-unknown:-freepg:' autogen.sh
+# bashisms
+bash autogen.sh
+./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
+# parallel can fail
+make dist
+gpg --detach-sign "${TAG}".tar.bz2
+kup putraw "${TAG}".tar.bz2 "${TAG}".tar.bz2.sig /pub/dev/mgorny@gentoo.org/freepg/
+cd ..
+rm -r -f gnupg