diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Configuration file for git-buildpackage and friends
+[DEFAULT]
+# use pristine-tar:
+pristine-tar = True
+
+# Options only affecting git-buildpackage
+[git-buildpackage]
+# uncomment this to automatically GPG sign tags
+sign-tags = True
+# don't include information from meta tags
+meta = True
+# what tags to look for to generate bug-closing changelog entries
+meta-closes = Closes|LP
+