diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+libstrophe-git (20130531) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
+
+ -- Florent Peterschmitt <florent@peterschmitt.fr>  Fri, 31 May 2013 10:33:07 +0200
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+8
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source:            libstrophe-git
+Maintainer:        Florent Peterschmitt <florent@peterschmitt.fr>
+Section:           misc
+Priority:          optional
+Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Build-Depends:     debhelper (>=8), libexpat1-dev, libexpat1, automake, autoconf, pkg-config, check
+
+Package:           libstrophe-git
+Provides:          libstrophe
+Depends:           ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, libexpat1
+Description:       A simple, lightweight C library for writing XMPP clients
+Architecture:      any
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+%:
+	dh $@
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	./bootstrap.sh
+	./configure
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$$(pwd)/debian/libstrophe-git prefix=/usr install
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)