diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6def3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha (1.0.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial upload to sid, required for forgejo.
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Sun, 18 May 2025 14:30:48 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5910c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Source: golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha
+Section: golang
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ dh-sequence-golang,
+ golang-any,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Homepage: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha
+Vcs-Browser: https://forgejo.debian.net/forgejo/golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha
+Vcs-Git: https://forgejo.debian.net/forgejo/golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha
+Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
+XS-Go-Import-Path: code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha
+
+Package: golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha-dev
+Section: golang
+Architecture: all
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Depends:
+ ${misc:Depends},
+Description: generation and verification of image CAPTCHAs (Go library)
+ captcha is a Go library implementing generation and verification of image
+ CAPTCHAs.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b37ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: captcha
+Upstream-Contact: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha/issues
+Source: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha/tags
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2011-2014 Dmitry Chestnykh <dmitry@codingrobots.com>
+License: MIT
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2025 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+License: MIT
+
+License: MIT
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ .
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ .
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f53a378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh ${@} --builddirectory=_build --buildsystem=golang
+
+execute_after_dh_auto_install:
+	# removing unused files
+	rm -rf debian/golang-forgejo-go-chi-captcha-dev/usr/bin
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163aaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/upstream/metadata b/debian/upstream/metadata
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..609a6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/upstream/metadata
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+Bug-Database: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha/issues
+Bug-Submit: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha/issues/new
+Repository: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha.git
+Repository-Browse: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/captcha