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@@ -48,7 +48,18 @@ File `config.json`:
     "releases":"https://www.ptb.de/dcc/releases.json"
   }
 }
-```  
+``` 
+
+## Force a new version
+
+```
+./newRevision 'x.y.z' 'comment'
+```
+
+A new tag value (program version) with an optional comment is assigned to the 
+repository. This leads to an update of the `VERSION` file and, if a webhook 
+(tag push) is activated, to an update of the server installation. The Flask 
+server must run in development mode for this.
 
 ## API