diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 09498d0..296af7b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.126) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Switch everything previously using subprocess to use
       ubuntutools.subprocess instead (LP: #785854)
 
+  [ Stefano Rivera ]
+  * submittodebian: Write a usable .reportbugrc if it doesn't exist.
+    (LP: #800429)
+
  -- Evan Broder <evan@ebroder.net>  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:11:23 -0700
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.125ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
@@ -51,6 +55,25 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.125ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
 
  -- Didier Roche <didrocks@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:50:17 +0200
 
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.124) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  [ Benjamin Drung ]
+  * Move add-patch, edit-patch, suspicious-source, what-patch, and wrap-and-sort
+    from ubuntu-dev-tools into devscripts (Closes: #568481).
+
+  [ Daniel Holbach ]
+  * bitesize:
+    - display error message properly (LP: #785973).
+    - error out if bug is already marked as 'bitesize'.
+    - rephrase bug comment and subscribe person who adds the comment.
+    - work-around LP:336866 and LP:254901.
+
+  [ Stefano Rivera ]
+  * mk-sbuild:
+    - maintainer_name isn't mandatory any more (LP: #787051)
+
+ -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Wed, 25 May 2011 18:27:46 +0200
+
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.123) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Stefano Rivera ]
diff --git a/submittodebian b/submittodebian
index be6f883..ead8efe 100755
--- a/submittodebian
+++ b/submittodebian
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import re, os, sys
 from tempfile import mkstemp
 
+from ubuntutools.config import ubu_email
+from ubuntutools.question import YesNoQuestion
 from ubuntutools.distro_info import UbuntuDistroInfo
 
 try:
@@ -119,7 +121,48 @@ def run_cmd(cmd):
         print "%s\n" % cmd
     os.system(cmd)
 
+def check_reportbug_config():
+    fn = os.path.expanduser('~/.reportbugrc')
+    if os.path.exists(fn):
+        return
+    email = ubu_email()[1]
+    reportbugrc = """# Reportbug configuration generated by submittodebian(1)
+# See reportbug.conf(5) for the configuration file format.
+
+# Use Debian's reportbug SMTP Server:
+# Note: it's limited to 5 connections per hour, and cannot CC you at submission
+# time. See /usr/share/doc/reportbug/README.Users.gz for more details.
+smtphost reportbug.debian.org:587
+header "X-Debbugs-CC: %s"
+no-cc
+
+# Use GMail's SMTP Server:
+#smtphost smtp.googlemail.com:587
+#smtpuser "<your address>@gmail.com"
+#smtptls
+""" % email
+
+    with file(fn, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(reportbugrc)
+
+    print """\
+You have not configured reportbug. Assuming this is the first time you have
+used it. Writing a ~/.reportbugrc that will use Debian's mail server, and CC
+the bug to you at <%s>
+
+--- Generated ~/.reportbugrc ---
+%s
+--- End of ~/.reportbugrc ---
+
+If this is not correct, please exit now and edit ~/.reportbugrc or run
+reportbug --configure for its configuration wizard.
+""" % (email, reportbugrc.strip())
+
+    if YesNoQuestion().ask("Continue submitting this bug", "yes") == "no":
+        sys.exit(1)
+
 def main():
+    check_reportbug_config()
     changelog_file = (check_file('debian/changelog', critical = False) or
                       check_file('../debian/changelog'))
     changelog = Changelog(file(changelog_file).read())