diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index ffd77ec8837a533ed4c06960b177d84c7eb77f9b..76bf1719ca63b8963be7bf00741b89e19ebcccbd 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ upstream-branch = master
 debian-branch = debian
 upstream-tag = v%(version)s
 debian-tag = debian/%(version)s
+
+postbuild = lintian $GBP_CHANGES_FILE
+color = on
+compression = xz
+compression-level = 9