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@@ -279,3 +279,19 @@ $ cosa init https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config.git
 $ cosa fetch && cosa build
 ```
 See this [Stack Overflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26028971/docker-container-ssl-certificates) for additional discussion.
+
+#### Overriding RPMs: Using new, different, or locally-built RPMs
+
+To override the RPM packages requested in `src/config/manifest.yaml`,
+drop local RPM packages into a directory `overrides/rpm`. This will
+generate a `coreos-assembler-local-overrides` repository during the
+next build where the overriding packages will be pulled from. Then, run
+`cosa build` to rebuild with the local overrides.
+
+As an example, from your assembler directory:
+
+```
+$ mkdir -p overrides/rpm
+$ cp /path/to/my/name-version-release.rpm ./overrides/rpm
+$ cosa build
+```