diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 2541c07f..ef52b5ef 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debian-branch = debian/master
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
+
+[buildpackage]
+compression = gz