diff --git a/support/update-converity-branch.py b/support/update-converity-branch.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Update the coverity branch from the master branch.
+# It is not done automatically because Coverity Scan limits
+# the number of submissions per day.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import shutil, tempfile
+from subprocess import check_call
+
+class Git:
+  def __init__(self, dir):
+    self.dir = dir
+
+  def __call__(self, *args):
+    check_call(['git'] + list(args), cwd=self.dir)
+
+dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+try:
+  git = Git(dir)
+  git('clone', '-b', 'coverity', 'git@github.com:cppformat/cppformat.git', dir)
+  git('merge', '-X', 'theirs', '--no-commit', 'origin/master')
+  git('reset', 'HEAD', '.travis.yml')
+  git('checkout', '--', '.travis.yml')
+  git('commit', '-m', 'Update coverity branch')
+  git('push')
+finally:
+  shutil.rmtree(dir)