diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4144970ead5b4428a8b8564d0fd7ff93e7cda805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[git-buildpackage]
+debian-branch = 1.x