diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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index 00000000..a95a02e2
--- /dev/null
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+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch=master
+upstream-tree=master
+debian-branch=debian/buster-swh
+pristine-tar=False