diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7576206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch=debian/upstream
+upstream-tag=debian/upstream/%(version)s
+upstream-vcs-tag=v%(version)s
+debian-branch=debian/unstable-swh
+pristine-tar=True