diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9eb5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch = master
+debian-branch = debian/xenial
+upstream-tag = %(version)s