diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c4a98d8..9407294 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ coverage.txt
 coverage.html
 
 # debhelpers
-**/.debhelper
+**/*debhelper*
+
+# debian package build files
+debian/files
+debian/changelog
+debian/*.log
+debian/*.substvars
+debian/frostfs-http-gw/
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d02d41b..1142dd4 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ clean:
 
 # Package for Debian
 debpackage:
+	cp debian/changelog.init debian/changelog
 	dch --package frostfs-http-gw \
 			--controlmaint \
 			--newversion $(PKG_VERSION) \
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog.init
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/changelog
rename to debian/changelog.init