diff --git a/.gbp.conf b/.gbp.conf
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--- a/.gbp.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration file for git-buildpackage and friends
-
-[DEFAULT]
-# the default build command:
-#builder = debuild -i\.git/ -I.git
-# the default clean command:
-#cleaner = debuild clean
-# the default branch for upstream sources:
-upstream-branch = debian-orig
-# the default branch for the debian patch:
-debian-branch = debian
-# the default tag formats used:
-#upstream-tag = upstream/%(version)s
-#debian-tag = debian/%(version)s
-# use pristine-tar:
-#pristine-tar = True
-
-# Options only affecting git-buildpackage
-[git-buildpackage]
-#upstream-branch = dfsgclean
-# uncomment this to automatically GPG sign tags
-#sign-tags = True
-# keyid to GPG sign tags with
-#keyid = 0xdeadbeef
-# push to a remote repository after a successful tag: 
-#posttag = git-push git.example.com
-# use this for more svn-buildpackage like behaviour:
-export-dir = ../build-area/
-#tarball-dir = ../tarballs/
-#ignore-new = True
-
-# Options only affecting git-import-orig
-[git-import-orig]
-#upstream-branch = newupstream
-#debian-branch = dfsgclean
-#filter = .svn
-
-# Options only affecting git-import-dsc
-[git-import-dsc]
-#upstream-branch = svn-upstream
-#filter = [ 'CVS', '.cvsignore' ]
-
-# Options only affecting git-dch
-[git-dch]
-#git-log = --no-merges
-#snapshot-number = snapshot + 1
-#id-length = 0
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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index 0000000..a7281f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Configuration file for git-buildpackage and friends
+
+[DEFAULT]
+pristine-tar = True
+sign-tags = True