diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index cec628c..0000000
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-pristine-tar = True
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be5dabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tar-ignore=.gitignore
+