diff --git a/check-release.sh b/check-release.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+ver=$1
+dir=libressl-$ver
+tarball=$dir.tar.gz
+tag=v$ver
+
+if [ -z "$LIBRESSL_SSH" ]; then
+	if ! curl -v 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		download="curl -O"
+	elif echo quit | ftp 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		download=ftp
+	else
+		echo "need 'ftp' or 'curl' to verify"
+		exit
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$ver" = "" ]; then
+	echo "please specify a version to check, e.g. $0 2.1.2"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e releases/$tarball ]; then
+	mkdir -p releases
+	rm -f $tarball
+	if [ -z "$LIBRESSL_SSH" ]; then
+		$download http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/$tarball releases/
+		mv $tarball releases
+	else
+		scp $LIBRESSL_SSH/$tarball releases
+	fi
+	(cd releases; tar zxvf $tarball)
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e gen-releases/$tarball ]; then
+	rm -fr tests man include ssl crypto libtls-standalone/VERSION INSTALL
+	git checkout OPENBSD_BRANCH update.sh tests man include ssl crypto
+	git checkout $tag
+	echo "libressl-$tag" > OPENBSD_BRANCH
+	sed -i 's/git pull --rebase//' update.sh
+	./autogen.sh
+	./configure --enable-libtls
+	make dist
+
+	mkdir -p gen-releases
+	mv $tarball gen-releases
+
+	git checkout OPENBSD_BRANCH update.sh
+	git checkout master
+fi
+
+(cd gen-releases; rm -fr $dir; tar zxf $tarball)
+(cd releases; rm -fr $dir; tar zxf $tarball)
+
+echo "differences between release and regenerated release tag:"
+diff -urN \
+	-x *.3 \
+	-x Makefile.in \
+	-x aclocal.m4 \
+	-x compile \
+	-x config.guess \
+	-x config.sub \
+	-x configure \
+	-x depcomp \
+	-x install-sh \
+	-x missing \
+	-x test-driver \
+	releases/$dir gen-releases/$dir
diff --git a/gen-openbsd-tags.sh b/gen-openbsd-tags.sh
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+++ b/gen-openbsd-tags.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+for tag in `git tag`; do
+	branch=master
+	if [[ $tag = v2.0* ]]; then
+		branch=OPENBSD_5_6
+	elif [[ $tag = v2.1* ]]; then
+		branch=OPENBSD_5_7
+	elif [[ $tag = v2.2* ]]; then
+		branch=OPENBSD_5_8
+	elif [[ $tag = v2.3* ]]; then
+		branch=OPENBSD_5_9
+	fi
+	# adjust for 9 hour timezone delta between trees
+	release_ts=$((`git show -s --format=%ct $tag|tail -n1` + 32400))
+	commit=`git -C openbsd rev-list -n 1 --before=$release_ts $branch`
+	git -C openbsd tag -f libressl-$tag $commit
+	echo Tagged $tag as $commit in openbsd
+done