diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 7a3ed1db364850189480c7f4a412b171b94a0654..4fa97922e7acce64d8e7520f7f47db7f5606aa51 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 upstream-branch = master
 debian-branch = debian
-upstream-tag = backupninja-%(version)s
+upstream-tag = backupninja_upstream/%(version)s
 debian-tag = backupninja_debian/%(version)s
 pristine-tar = False