diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
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+++ b/debian/.gitignore
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+.debhelper
+debhelper-build-stamp
+files
+python3-pcapng*
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+++ b/debian/changelog
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+python-pcapng (2.1.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Import release 2.1.1
+
+ -- Luc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be>  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:33:15 +0100
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: python-pcapng
+Section: python
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Luc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be>
+Uploaders:
+ Luc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be>
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ dh-sequence-python3,
+ python3-all,
+ python3-setuptools-scm,
+Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Homepage: https://github.com/rshk/python-pcapng
+
+Package: python3-pcapng
+Architecture: all
+Depends:
+ ${python3:Depends},
+Description: module to parse pcapng files
+ Python library to parse the pcap-ng format used by newer versions of
+ dumpcap & similar tools (wireshark, winpcap, ...).
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+UPSTREAM_GIT := https://github.com/rshk/python-pcapng
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=pybuild