diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..990c4d226e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+pristine-tar = False
+debian-branch = master
+upstream-tree=SLOPPY