diff --git a/jobs/debian/axis-slave.yml.inc b/jobs/debian/axis-slave.yml.inc
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+axis:
+  type: slave
+  name: slave
+  values:
+    - jenkins-debian01.internal.softwareheritage.org
diff --git a/jobs/debian/update-scripts.yml b/jobs/debian/update-scripts.yml
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+- job:
+    name: debian/maintenance/update-scripts
+    description: 'Update debian scripts from the jenkins-jobs repository'
+    project-type: matrix
+    child-workspace: .
+    axes:
+      - !include: axis-slave.yml.inc
+    scm:
+      - git:
+          url: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-jenkins-jobs/
+          branches:
+            - master
+          wipe-workspace: false
+    triggers:
+      - timed: "H * * * *"
+    builders:
+      - shell: chmod go+rX -R scripts/debian/
+      - shell: rsync -az --delete scripts/debian/ /usr/share/jenkins/debian-scripts/
diff --git a/scripts/debian/README.md b/scripts/debian/README.md
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+Debian package building scripts.
+
+These scripts live in [swh-jenkins-jobs][] in the scripts/debian subdirectory
+and are updated by a [jenkins job][].
+
+[swh-jenkins-jobs]: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-jenkins-jobs/
+[jenkins job]: https://jenkins.softwareheritage.org/debian/maintenance/update-scripts