diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cec628c7444886870d72dc8bcd536479e7f8a284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+pristine-tar = True