diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+++ b/debian/changelog
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+briar-desktop (0.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
+
+ -- Sebastian Kürten <sebastian@mobanisto.de>  Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:41:26 +0100
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+++ b/debian/compat
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+10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+++ b/debian/control
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+Source: briar-desktop
+Maintainer: The Briar Project <contact@briarproject.org>
+Section: comm
+Priority: optional
+
+Package: briar-desktop
+Architecture: amd64
+Depends: libc6, libexpat1, libgcc-s1, libpcre3, libuuid1, xdg-utils, zlib1g
+Description: Secure messaging, anywhere
+
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2021-2022 The Briar Project
+License: AGPL-3+
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh $@
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)