diff --git a/debian/watch b/debian/watch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4182842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/watch
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# format version number, currently 3; this line is compulsory!
+version=3
+http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/download/sources/virt-viewer/virt-viewer-([\d\.]*)\.tar\.gz