diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c5a6ab9..888077d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+r-cran-gbm (2.1.8.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable reprotest
+
+ -- Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>  Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:04:53 +0200
+
 r-cran-gbm (2.1.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version
diff --git a/debian/salsa-ci.yml b/debian/salsa-ci.yml
index 33c3a64..7d6a418 100644
--- a/debian/salsa-ci.yml
+++ b/debian/salsa-ci.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
 include:
   - https://salsa.debian.org/salsa-ci-team/pipeline/raw/master/salsa-ci.yml
   - https://salsa.debian.org/salsa-ci-team/pipeline/raw/master/pipeline-jobs.yml
+# R creates .rdb files and .rds with some randomness.
+# https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/issues/unstable/randomness_in_r_rdb_rds_databases_issue.html
+# Thus reprotest is disabled here
+variables:
+  SALSA_CI_DISABLE_REPROTEST: 1