Thank you Andrey and Robin.
> The debian version tag "debian/3.0.0-1" matches the package's version > number. > > You can find the conventions for backport version numbers documented > in section 5.6.12.2 of the policy. [1] > > If your backport version is "3.0.0-1~bpo11+1" then the tag should be > "debian/3.0.0-1_bpo11+1" (as ~ is disallowed in git tags). > > As mentioned, `gbp tag` will do it for you though. > > [1] > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#special-version-conventions In a nutshell, if I understood correctly the debian policy Branch debian/latest File debian/changelog will show "...(3.0.0-1) unstable ..." Branch debian/bullseye-backports File debian/changelog will show "... (3.0.0-1~bpo11u1) bullseye ..." Should I decide to setup a private repository on top to speed up things , I could add a new branch to my git repository: Branch debian/bullseye File debian/changelog would show "... (3.0.0-1~deb11u1) ..." Robin
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