diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7311363d299a825ac9c6acfbea2ebd08739ccf42..59b9bc6177f6115fca61724e51bd5fdc504ced13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ debian:
 	# Fine tune debian/changelog prepared by git-dch
 	dch -e
 	git commit -a -m "Updating debian/changelog"
-	gbp buildpackage --git-tag-only --git-sign-tags
+	gbp buildpackage --git-tag-only --git-sign-tags --git-ignore-new
 
 web:
 	@ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.yaml
diff --git a/development.md b/development.md
index d439742663d0c262218550a7d3b9716b394f1836..00c1c66a3103ab9229e70a9255ff9fb2f3d98466 100644
--- a/development.md
+++ b/development.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Push everything:
 
 Build the package from the debian Git branch:
 
-    gbp buildpackage
+    gbp buildpackage --git-ignore-new
 
 Run lintian (or [add it to your pbuilder hooks](http://askubuntu.com/questions/140697/how-do-i-run-lintian-from-pbuilder-dist)):