diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0234aa0..385af04 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 new features:
+	new make target "gitclean"
+
 	docu source doc/socat.yo released
 
 ####################### V 1.6.0.0:
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f847b35..adf89eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ OSFILES = Config/Makefile.Linux-2-6-16 Config/config.Linux-2-6-16.h \
 
 all: progs doc
 
+scmclean: gitclean
+
+gitclean: distclean docclean
+	rm -f Makefile.bak configure
+
 doc: doc/socat.1 doc/socat.html
 
 docclean:
diff --git a/README b/README
index 76faf12..abd1480 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -282,3 +282,6 @@ For socat source distribution, bug fixes, and latest news see
 
 www.socat.org is an alternate site providing the same contents.
 
+public git repository:
+	git://repo.or.cz/socat.git
+	http://repo.or.cz/r/socat.git