diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index e69670ee..70f12358 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ debian-branch = ubuntu
 upstream-vcs-tag = v%(version)s
 upstream-branch = upstream-tod
 debian-tag=ubuntu/%(version)s
+
+[buildpackage]
+sign-tags = True
+
+[dch]
+multimaint-merge = True
+
+[import-orig]
+postimport = dch -v%(version)s New upstream release; git add debian/changelog; debcommit
+
+[pq]
+patch-numbers = False