diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c59f330dc6e958a7784e821d308a5f0e7f496961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+debian-branch=debian/unstable
+upstream-tag=apertis/%(version)s