diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ce8bea24..12181ec3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ostree (2016.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - debian/copyright: update
     - debian/rules, debian/ostree-tests.install: adjust for new installation
       directory for installed-tests
-  * debian/gbp.conf: use DEP-14 branch names
+  * debian/gbp.conf: use DEP-14 branch names; disable numbered patches
   * Fix ITP bug number in changelog (was #813308, should have been #697477)
   * debian/control: build-depend on attr, for the tests (only required if
     /var/tmp supports extended attributes)
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 11175b1b..b30b031a 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pristine-tar = True
 compression = xz
 debian-branch = debian/master
 upstream-branch = upstream/master
+patch-numbers = False