diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 980d7460ef51d08d82f853d505927fd9b5524a63..a2cb97dc340efaaa9938e68185b2b6c7d5515669 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ set -u
 set -e
 
 # if version is unset, will use the default experimental version from site.mk
-#VERSION=${3:-"2017.1.2~exp$(date '+%y%m%d%H%M')"}
-VERSION=${3:-"2017.1.2~exp$"}
+#VERSION=${3:-"2017.1.3~exp$(date '+%y%m%d%H%M')"}
+VERSION=${3:-"2017.1.3~exp$"}
 # branch must be set to either experimental, beta or stable
 BRANCH=${2:-"stable"}
 # must point to valid ecdsa signing key created by ecdsakeygen, relative to Gluon base directory
diff --git a/modules b/modules
index f13a42942c29aed0972d48105eeff76e483f4ed4..baab4305a9ec7464901faf27284c67d387da535e 100644
--- a/modules
+++ b/modules
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 # This file allows specifying additional repositories to use
 # when building gluon.
 
-GLUON_SITE_FEEDS='ffki eulenfunk ssidchanger roamguide'
+GLUON_SITE_FEEDS='ffki eulenfunk ssidchanger roamguide alt'
 
 # the git repository from where to clone the package feed
 PACKAGES_FFKI_REPO=git://github.com/freifunk-kiel/ffki-packages.git
 PACKAGES_EULENFUNK_REPO=https://github.com/Freifunk-Nord/eulenfunk-packages
 PACKAGES_SSIDCHANGER_REPO=https://github.com/freifunk-nord/gluon-ssid-changer.git
 PACKAGES_ROAMGUIDE_REPO=https://github.com/sargon/roamguide
+PACKAGES_ALT_REPO=https://github.com/rubo77/gluon-alt-esc
 
 # the version/commit of the git repository to clone
 PACKAGES_FFKI_COMMIT=dbdb93629d4cf8e135448885483613385481cdaa
 PACKAGES_EULENFUNK_COMMIT=a4be61c88e4628d3f039510c86cd20fe7f417261
 PACKAGES_SSIDCHANGER_COMMIT=c6dc54f7d42f0871372df4dbbbe0dfffe7d56c51
 PACKAGES_ROAMGUIDE_COMMIT=491e2acb48e72ae4d0d22476efa51eb6c0c7970b
+PACKAGES_ALT_COMMIT=796302e274495564549fd43a237552f992fd51df
 
 # the branch to check out
 PACKAGES_FFKI_BRANCH=lede
 PACKAGES_EULENFUNK_BRANCH=lede
 PACKAGES_SSIDCHANGER_BRANCH=lede
 PACKAGES_ROAMGUIDE_BRANCH=lede
+PACKAGES_ALT_BRANCH=master
diff --git a/site.mk b/site.mk
index bd29c2177c9fcc11c7b974fbc8587a96058da77a..576b0642b8565abbbf3306acaec36e47148a6938 100644
--- a/site.mk
+++ b/site.mk
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ GLUON_SITE_PACKAGES += \
 	gluon-config-mode-ppa \
 	gluon-config-mode-hostname-no-pretty
 
+# from T-X alt-esc package:
+GLUON_SITE_PACKAGES += \
+	gluon-alt-esc-client \
+	gluon-alt-esc-provider
+	
 # Always call `make` from the command line with the desired release version!
 # otherwise this is generated:
 #DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := 2017.1.3~exp$(shell date '+%y%m%d%H%M')
-DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := 2017.1.3
+DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := 2017.1.3~exp
 
 # Allow overriding the release number from the command line
 GLUON_RELEASE ?= $(DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE)