diff --git a/tools/debian/build-deb b/tools/debian/build-deb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11f8b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/build-deb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+S="$(dpkg-parsechangelog -SSource)"
+V="$(dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion | sed 's/-[^-]*$//')"
+
+git archive HEAD | gzip >"../${S}_${V}.orig.tar.gz"
+dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
diff --git a/tools/debian/cargo-checksum.json b/tools/debian/cargo-checksum.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tools/debian/changelog b/tools/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b0f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+openpgp-card-tool (0.0.11-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial packaging. This is not intended to be uploaded to Debian, so
+    not closing of an ITP bug.
+
+ -- Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>  Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:51:32 +0300
diff --git a/tools/debian/compat b/tools/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..021ea30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+10
+
diff --git a/tools/debian/control b/tools/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74f234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Source: openpgp-card-tool
+Maintainer: Heiko Schaefer <heiko@schaefer.name>
+Uploaders: Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>
+Section: admin
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 4.2.0
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper (>= 10~),
+ dh-cargo,
+ libclang-dev,
+ libpcsclite-dev,
+ nettle-dev,
+ pkg-config,
+Homepage: https://gitlab.com/openpgp-card/openpgp-card
+
+Package: openpgp-card-tool
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
+Built-Using: ${cargo:Built-Using}
+Description: tool to manage OpenPGP hardware tokens
+ The opgpcard tool allows you to inspect, configure, administer,
+ factory reset, and generally manage OpenPGP cards (hardware tokens),
+ such as Gnuk, Yubikeys, Nitrokeys, and similar.
diff --git a/tools/debian/copyright b/tools/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a5b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Copyright 2021-2022 Heiko Schaefer <heiko@schaefer.name>
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tools/debian/docs b/tools/debian/docs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b43bf86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/docs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README.md
diff --git a/tools/debian/rules b/tools/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bb6dbe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem cargo
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	echo auto clean
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	echo auto configure
+
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	cargo --version
+	rustc --version
+	cargo build --release
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	true
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	install -d debian/openpgp-card-tool/bin
+	cargo install --locked --path=. --root=debian/openpgp-card-tool
+	find debian -name ".crates*" -delete
diff --git a/tools/debian/source/format b/tools/debian/source/format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163aaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)