diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
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+puppet-strings (2.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
+
+ -- Kienan Stewart <kienan.stewart@burntworld.ca>  Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:53:00 -0500
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Source: puppet-strings
+Section: ruby
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Kienan Stewart <kienan.stewart@burntworld.ca>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10),
+               gem2deb,
+               git,
+               rake,
+               ruby-rgen,
+               yard
+Standards-Version: 4.2.1
+Homepage: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-strings
+XS-Ruby-Versions: all
+
+Package: puppet-strings
+Architecture: all
+XB-Ruby-Versions: ${ruby:Versions}
+Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter,
+         ruby-rgen,
+         yard,
+         ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Puppet Strings generates documentation for Puppet code and
+ extensions written in Puppet and Ruby. Strings processes code and YARD-style
+ code comments to create documentation in HTML, Markdown, or JSON formats.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Upstream-Name: puppet-strings
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2014 Puppet Labs Inc.
+License: Apache 2.0
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2018, Kienan Stewart <kienan.stewart@burntworld.ca>
+License: Apache 2.0
+Comment: the Debian packaging is licensed under the same terms as the original package.
+
+License:
diff --git a/debian/docs b/debian/docs
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index 0000000..b43bf86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/docs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README.md
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+upstream-tag = v%(version)s
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
+
+export GEM2DEB_TEST_RUNNER = --check-dependencies
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=ruby --with ruby
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	dh_auto_install
+
+newtarball = new$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM).tar.gz
+get-orig-source:
+	wget --continue -O $(newtarball) \
+	https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-strings/releases/v$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM).tar.gz
+	mk-origtargz --rename $(newtarball)
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/watch b/debian/watch
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index 0000000..65ac045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/watch
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+version=4
+https://gemwatch.debian.net/puppet-strings .*/puppet-strings-(.*).tar.gz