diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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--- /dev/null
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+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch = master
+debian-branch = debian/xenial
+upstream-tag = %(version)s
+compression = xz
+
+[buildpackage]
+export-dir = ../build-area/