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How do I correctly bump the version number when building a kernel package from git?

When building a patched kernel from Ubuntu kernel git repositories how do I change the version numbers so that the resulting kernel package has the following properties: Installs files in /boot/ ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes with Ivy Bridge Processor

My machine with an Ivy Bridge CPU is stable under Windows 7 but freezes in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. The freezing appears to occur randomly. I read somewhere that kernel 3.3.6 fixes the Ubuntu freeze ...
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Building a new vanilla kernel - some confusion with the produced debs

So I wanted to try to build 2.6.39-4. I followed the procedure at ubuntu wiki "GitKernelBuild" page. In short, download the tar.bz2, extract, copy my old config, make oldconfig, and then fakeroot ...