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diff --git a/README b/README
index 109a887ad..70577700c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Fred-Barclay (https://github.com/Fred-Barclay)
         - added wireshark profile
         - uudeview profile fix
         - fixed palemoon and qbittorrent profiles
+        - compile/install scripts for --git-install/--git-uninstall commands
 valoq (https://github.com/valoq)
         - lots of profile fixes
         - added support for /srv in --whitelist feature
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07de69e42..696096924 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,31 @@ Added AppImage type 2 support, and support for passing command line arguments to
 
               Example:
               $ sudo firejail --writable-var-log
+              
+       --git-install
+              Download, compile and install mainline git version  of  Firejail
+              from  the  official  repository  on  GitHub.   The  software  is
+              installed in /usr/local/bin, and takes precedence over the (old)
+              version installed in /usr/bin. If for any reason the new version
+              doesn't work, the user can uninstall  it  using  --git-uninstall
+              command and revert to the old version.
+
+              Prerequisites: git and compile support are required for this com‐
+              mand to work. On Debian/Ubuntu systems this support is installed
+              using "sudo apt-get install build-essential git".
+
+              Example:
+
+              $ firejail --git-install
+
+       --git-uninstall
+              Remove    the   Firejail   version   previously   installed   in
+              /usr/local/bin using --git-install command.
+
+              Example:
+
+              $ firejail --git-uninstall
+
 
 `````
 ## New Profiles
diff --git a/src/firejail/usage.c b/src/firejail/usage.c
index 15ba22d4d..b9fff2011 100644
--- a/src/firejail/usage.c
+++ b/src/firejail/usage.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ void usage(void) {
         printf("    --env=name=value - set environment variable.\n");
         printf("    --fs.print=name|pid - print the filesystem log.\n");
         printf("    --get=name|pid filename - get a file from sandbox container.\n");
+        printf("    --git-install - download, compile and install mainline git version\n");
+        printf("\tof Firejail.\n");
+        printf("    --git-uninstall - uninstall mainline git version of Firejail\n");
         printf("    --help, -? - this help screen.\n");
         printf("    --hostname=name - set sandbox hostname.\n");
         printf("    --hosts-file=file - use file as /etc/hosts.\n");
diff --git a/src/man/firejail.txt b/src/man/firejail.txt
index 993186476..f978661dc 100644
--- a/src/man/firejail.txt
+++ b/src/man/firejail.txt
@@ -453,6 +453,39 @@ $ firejail \-\-fs.print=3272
 \fB\-\-get=name|pid filename
 Get a file from sandbox container, see \fBFILE TRANSFER\fR section for more details.
 
+
+.TP
+\fB\-\-git-install
+Download, compile and install mainline git version of Firejail from the official repository on GitHub.
+The software is installed in /usr/local/bin, and takes precedence over the (old) version
+installed in /usr/bin. If for any reason the new version doesn't work, the user can uninstall it
+using \-\-git-uninstall command and revert to the old version.
+.br
+
+.br
+Prerequisites: git and compile support are required for this command to work. On Debian/Ubuntu
+systems this support is installed using "sudo apt-get install build-essential git".
+.br
+
+.br
+Example:
+.br
+
+.br
+$ firejail \-\-git-install
+
+.TP
+\fB\-\-git-uninstall
+Remove the Firejail version previously installed in /usr/local/bin using \-\-git-install command.
+.br
+
+.br
+Example:
+.br
+
+.br
+$ firejail \-\-git-uninstall
+
 .TP
 \fB\-?\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
 Print options end exit.