diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 00daee9..bf70f79 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 language: c
-script:
-   # run twice, once for bootstrapping
-   - ocamlbuild -use-ocamlfind merr/merr.native merr/merr.byte
-   - ocamlbuild -use-ocamlfind merr/merr.native merr/merr.byte
+script: dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc
 
 install:
    - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pippijn/ppa
@@ -13,3 +10,4 @@ install:
 branches:
    only:
       - master
+      - /.*\/staging/
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89e4e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ocaml-merr (0.1) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release. (Closes: #9999)
+
+ -- Pippijn van Steenhoven <pip88nl@gmail.com>  Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:59:57 +0200
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f8f011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1feb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Source: ocaml-merr
+Section: ocaml
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Pippijn van Steenhoven <pip88nl@gmail.com>
+Uploaders: 
+  Pippijn van Steenhoven <pip88nl@gmail.com>
+Build-Depends:
+  ocaml-nox (>= 3.12),
+  ocaml-findlib,
+  git,
+  omake,
+  libsexplib-camlp4-dev,
+  dh-ocaml,
+  debhelper (>= 8.0.0)
+Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Homepage: https://github.com/pippijn/merr
+Vcs-Git: git://github.com/pippijn/merr
+Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/pippijn/merr
+
+Package: merr
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${ocaml:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
+Provides: ${ocaml:Provides}
+Description: Common library for OCaml projects
+ This library contains some common modules I use for
+ most of my projects.
+ .
+ This package contains the shared runtime libraries.
+
+Package: libmerr-ocaml
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${ocaml:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
+Provides: ${ocaml:Provides}
+Description: Common library for OCaml projects
+ This library contains some common modules I use for
+ most of my projects.
+ .
+ This package contains the shared runtime libraries.
+
+Package: libmerr-ocaml-dev
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${ocaml:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Provides: ${ocaml:Provides}
+Recommends: ocaml-findlib
+Description: Common library for OCaml projects
+ This library contains some common modules I use for
+ most of my projects.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aae1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: (C) 2013 Pippijn van Steenhoven <pip88nl@gmail.com>
+License: GPL-3+
diff --git a/debian/libmerr-ocaml-dev.install.in b/debian/libmerr-ocaml-dev.install.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff0956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libmerr-ocaml-dev.install.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/*.a
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/*.cm[ix]
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/*.cmxa
diff --git a/debian/libmerr-ocaml.install.in b/debian/libmerr-ocaml.install.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b7cfff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libmerr-ocaml.install.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/META
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/*.cma
+@OCamlStdlibDir@/libmerr/*.cmxs
diff --git a/debian/merr.install.in b/debian/merr.install.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16dfb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/merr.install.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/usr/bin/merr
+/usr/bin/merr.byte
+/usr/bin/merr.native
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..15dd02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+#export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+DESTDIR = $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp
+FLAGS =
+
+include /usr/share/ocaml/ocamlvars.mk
+
+OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR = $(DESTDIR)/$(OCAML_STDLIB_DIR)
+export OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR
+
+prefix = /usr
+
+%:
+	dh --with ocaml $@
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_configure
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	if [ ! -d obuild ]; then					\
+	  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/pippijn/obuild;	\
+	fi
+	obuild/script/prepare-tree .
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_build
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	cd obuild && omake
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_test
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	cd obuild && omake check
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_install
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	mkdir -p '$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/bin'
+	mkdir -p '$(OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR)'
+	mkdir -p '$(OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR)/stublibs'
+	cd obuild && omake install prefix='$(prefix)' DESTDIR='$(DESTDIR)'
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_install
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install --fail-missing
+
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_clean
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	rm -rf obuild