diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 04395338..cd26fb2a 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-branch = upstream
+pristine-tar = True
+sign-tags = True
+
 [pq]
 patch-numbers = False