diff --git a/debian/patches/0001-disable-swagger.patch b/debian/patches/0001-disable-swagger.patch
index d2563403..2a65080f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0001-disable-swagger.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0001-disable-swagger.patch
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This can be enabled once the following modules make it into Debian:
   - github.com/swaggo/files v1.0.1
   - github.com/swaggo/gin-swagger v1.6.0
   - github.com/swaggo/swag v1.16.3
+
+Forwarded: not-needed
 ---
  api/router.go          | 22 +++++++++++-----------
  docs/index.go          | 10 ----------
diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-disable-new-azure-sdk.patch b/debian/patches/0002-disable-new-azure-sdk.patch
index e6551643..ca81a697 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0002-disable-new-azure-sdk.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0002-disable-new-azure-sdk.patch
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ packages are upgraded in Debian:
   - github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.10.0
   - github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.14.0
   - github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob v1.4.1
+
+Forwarded: not-needed
 ---
  azure/azure.go             |  89 +++++++++++++++-----------------
  azure/package_pool.go      |  45 ++++++++--------
diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-tests-no-upstream-s-etcd-install-as-it-s-arch-specif.patch b/debian/patches/0003-tests-no-upstream-s-etcd-install-as-it-s-arch-specif.patch
index 15939988..c843004a 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0003-tests-no-upstream-s-etcd-install-as-it-s-arch-specif.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0003-tests-no-upstream-s-etcd-install-as-it-s-arch-specif.patch
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:11:55 +0100
 Subject: tests: no upstream's etcd install as it's arch-specific,
  and no swagger-related or modules tasks
 
+Forwarded: not-needed
 ---
  Makefile | 11 +++--------
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/debian/patches/0004-Revert-system-tests-abort-on-failure.patch b/debian/patches/0004-Revert-system-tests-abort-on-failure.patch
index 0cc1026f..249e8368 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0004-Revert-system-tests-abort-on-failure.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0004-Revert-system-tests-abort-on-failure.patch
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Subject: Revert "system-tests: abort on failure"
 
 We'd rather have the test suite always run completely, and report
 every failed test at the end.
+
+Forwarded: not-needed
 ---
  system/run.py | 8 --------
  1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)