diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index a2c7fae..4eb5642 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ VERG = $(shell [ `sed -r 's/\[branch "(.*)"\]/\1/;t;d' .git/config` == 'master'
 PREF = $(shell [ `grep url -r .git/config | cut -d/ -f4` == "smecontrib" ] && echo 'contrib' || echo 'sme')
 BRANCH := $(PREF)$(VERG)
 $(info $$BRANCH is $(BRANCH); $$VERG is $(VERG); $$PREF is $(PREF) )
+# gitea=>koji specific : smeserver=>os smecontrib=>smecontrib
+KOJI_BUILD := $(if  $(filter sme,$(PREF)),os,contribs)
+GIT_ORG := $(if  $(filter sme,$(PREF)),smeserver,smecontrib)
+
 BRANCHINFO = $(shell grep ^$(BRANCH): $(COMMON_DIR)/branches | cut -d: --output-delimiter=" " -f2-)
 TARGET := $(word 1, $(BRANCHINFO))
 DIST = $(word 2, $(BRANCHINFO))
@@ -147,7 +151,9 @@ TAG_VERSION := $(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed s/\\\./_/g)
 TAG_RELEASE := $(shell echo $(RELEASE) | sed s/\\\./_/g)
 
 # tag to export, defaulting to current tag in the spec file
-TAG?=$(TAG_NAME)-$(TAG_VERSION)-$(TAG_RELEASE)
+#TAG?=$(TAG_NAME)-$(TAG_VERSION)-$(TAG_RELEASE)
+# simpler tagging using GIT
+TAG?=$(TAG_VERSION)-$(TAG_RELEASE)
 
 # where to cvs export temporarily
 TMPCVS := $(WORKDIR)/cvs-$(TAG)
@@ -316,7 +322,9 @@ install-short: sources $(TARGETS)
 
 CVS_ROOT	:= $(shell if [ -f CVS/Root ] ; then cat CVS/Root ; fi)
 CVS_REPOSITORY	:= $(shell if [ -f CVS/Repository ] ; then cat CVS/Repository ; fi)
+GIT_REPOSITORY  := $(shell basename `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`)
 CVS_URL		:= cvs://shell.koozali.org/cvs/smecontribs?$(CVS_REPOSITORY)\#$(TAG)
+GIT_URL		:= https://src.koozali.org/$(GIT_ORG)/$(GIT_REPOSITORY)\#$(TAG)
 
 ## create a clean exported copy in $(TMPCVS)
 export:: sources
@@ -375,13 +383,20 @@ verrel:
 
 # If you build a new version into the tree, first do "make tag",
 # then "make srpm", then build the package.  
-tag::    $(SPECFILE) $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
+tagcvs:: $(SPECFILE) $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
 	cvs tag $(TAG_OPTS) -c $(TAG)
 	@echo "Tagged with: $(TAG)"
 	@echo
 
+tag::    $(SPECFILE) $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
+	git tag $(TAG_OPTS) -a $(TAG) -m $(TAG)
+	git push --tag
+	@echo "Tagged with: $(TAG)"
+	@echo
+
 force-tag: $(SPECFILE) $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
 	@$(MAKE) tag TAG_OPTS="-F $(TAG_OPTS)"
+
 define find-user
 if [ -f CVS/Root ] ; then if [ `cat CVS/Root |grep -c [^:]@` -ne 0 ]; then cat CVS/Root  |cut -d @ -f 1 |  sed 's/:.*://' ; else echo $(USER); fi ; else echo $(USER);fi
 endef
@@ -400,24 +415,32 @@ oldbuild:   $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
 	cvs commit -m "request build of $(CVS_REPOSITORY) $(TAG) for $(TARGET)" tobuild ;\
 	popd >/dev/null)
 
-build-check: $(SPECFILE)
+build-checkcvs: $(SPECFILE)
 	@if [ -z "$(TARGET)" -o ! -d CVS ]; then echo "Must be in a branch subdirectory"; exit 1; fi
 	@cvs -f status -v $(SPECFILE) 2>/dev/null | grep -q $(TAG); ret=$$? ;\
 	if [ $$ret -ne 0 ]; then echo "$(SPECFILE) not tagged with tag $(TAG)"; exit 1;  fi
 
-plague: build-check $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
+build-check: $(SPECFILE)
+	@git tag 2>/dev/null | grep -q $(TAG); ret=$$? ;\
+	if [ $$ret -ne 0 ]; then echo "$(SPECFILE) not tagged with tag $(TAG)"; exit 1;  fi
+
+plague: build-checkcvs $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
 	@if [ ! -x "$(PLAGUE_CLIENT)" ]; then echo "Must have plague-client installed - see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/BuildSystemClientSetup"; exit 1; fi
 	$(PLAGUE_CLIENT) build $(NAME) $(TAG) $(TARGET)
 
 koji: build-check $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
+	@if [ ! -x "$(BUILD_CLIENT)" ]; then echo "Must have koji installed - see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BuildSystemClientSetup"; exit 1; fi
+	$(info $(BUILD_CLIENT) $(SECONDARY_CONFIG) build $(BUILD_FLAGS) dist-$(TARGET)-$(KOJI_BUILD) '$(GIT_URL)')
+
+kojicvs: build-check $(COMMON_DIR)/branches
 	@if [ ! -x "$(BUILD_CLIENT)" ]; then echo "Must have koji installed - see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BuildSystemClientSetup"; exit 1; fi
 	$(BUILD_CLIENT) $(SECONDARY_CONFIG) build $(BUILD_FLAGS) $(TARGET) '$(CVS_URL)'
 
-ifneq (, $(filter devel, $(BRANCH)))
+#ifneq (, $(filter devel, $(BRANCH)))
 build: koji
-else
-build: plague
-endif
+#else
+#build: plague
+#endif
 
 scratch-build: build-check
 	@if [ ! -x "$(BUILD_CLIENT)" ]; then echo "Must have koji installed - see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BuildSystemClientSetup"; exit 1; fi
@@ -461,6 +484,9 @@ endif
 cvsurl:
 	@echo '$(CVS_URL)'
 
+giturl:
+	 @echo '$(GIT_URL)'
+
 chain-build: build-check
 	@if [ -z "$(CHAIN)" ]; then \
                 echo "Missing CHAIN variable, please specify the order of packages to" ; \
@@ -552,11 +578,17 @@ rediff:
 
 clog: $(SPECFILE)
 	@sed -n '/^%changelog/,/^$$/{/^%/d;/^$$/d;s/%%/%/g;p}' $(SPECFILE) | tee $@
-
-commit: clog
+commitcvs:
+	clog
 	@cvs commit -F $?
 	@rm -f clog
 
+commit: clog
+	@git commit -m $?
+	@rm -f clog
+push:
+	@git push
+
 help:
 	@echo "Usage: make <target>"
 	@echo "Available targets are:"