diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7a0de77..b1580fe4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ coverage.html
 
 # debian package build files
 debian/files
+debian/changelog
 debian/*.log
 debian/*.substvars
 debian/frostfs-s3-gw/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5822bcba..0d1bd1c4 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ protoc:
 
 # Package for Debian
 debpackage:
+	cp debian/changelog.init debian/changelog
 	dch --package frostfs-s3-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