--- a/branches.tex
+++ b/branches.tex
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
-\begin{frame}{Branches}
-  A key concept:
-  \begin{itemize}
-  \item parallel lines of development
-  \item used to track releases
-  \item used to isolate disruptive changes
-  \end{itemize}
-
-  \begin{tikzpicture}[start chain]
-    \path[use as bounding box] (-0.5, 0) rectangle (10, 2);
-    \tikzstyle{rev}+=[on chain, minimum size=5mm, font=\small]
-    \tikzset{node distance=8mm and 10mm, on grid}
+\begin{frame}{Release Branches}
+  \begin{center}
+    \begin{tikzpicture}[start chain]
+      \path[use as bounding box] (-0.5, 0) rectangle (9, 2);
+      \tikzstyle{rev}+=[on chain, minimum size=5mm]
+      \tikzset{node distance=10mm and 12mm, on grid}
+      \tikzstyle{join-se}=[out=0, in=150]
+      \tikzstyle{join-ne}=[out=90, in=180]
 
-    \node[rev, join] {};
-    \node[rev, join] (v10) {};
-    \draw<2->[thick] (v10.south) -- ++(0, -0.3) node[tag] {1.0};
-    \node<3->[rev, join] {};
-    \node<4->[rev, join] (default) {};
+      \node[rev, join] {};
+      \node[rev, join] (v10) {};
+      \draw<2->[thick] (v10.south) -- ++(0, -0.3) node[tag] {1.0};
+      \node<3->[rev, join] {};
+      \node<3->[rev, join] {};
+      \node<3->[rev, join] (tip1) {};
+
+      \node<4->[rev, join=with v10 by join-ne, above right=of v10] (v101) {};
+      \node<5->[rev, join] (v101) {};
+      \draw<5->[thick] (v101.north) -- +(0, 0.2) node[tag,above] {1.0.1};
 
-    \node<5->[rev, join=with v10, above right=of v10] (v101) {};
-    \node<5->[rev, join] {};
-    \node<5->[rev, join] (v101) {};
-    \draw<6->[thick] (v101.north) -- +(0, 0.2) node[tag,above] {1.0.1};
+      \node<6->[rev, join=with tip1, join=with v101 by join-se, right=of tip1] {};
+      \node<7->[rev, join] (tip2) {};
 
-    \node<7->[rev, join] {};
-    \node<7->[rev, join] (v102) {};
-    \draw<8->[thick] (v102.north) -- +(0, 0.2) node[tag,above] {1.0.2};
-  \end{tikzpicture}
+      \node<8->[rev, join=with v101, right=24mm of v101] (v102) {};
+      \draw<8->[thick] (v102.north) -- +(0, 0.2) node[tag,above] {1.0.2};
+
+      \node<9->[rev, join=with tip2, join=with v102 by join-se, right=of tip2] {};
+    \end{tikzpicture}
+  \end{center}
 \end{frame}

--- a/mercurial.tex
+++ b/mercurial.tex
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 \subsection{Branches}
 
 \include{branches}
-\include{merging}
+%\include{merging}
 \include{svn-branching}
 \include{svn-merging}