diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6debe8c9
--- /dev/null
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+.debhelper/
+autoreconf.after
+autoreconf.before
+debhelper-build-stamp
+files
+libtalerexchange.debhelper.log
+libtalerexchange.substvars
+libtalerexchange/
+taler-exchange-dev.debhelper.log
+taler-exchange-dev.substvars
+taler-exchange-dev/
+taler-exchange.debhelper.log
+taler-exchange.substvars
+taler-exchange/
+tmp/