diff --git a/ipmitool/debian/changelog b/ipmitool/debian/changelog
index b5a2e28..26981ef 100644
--- a/ipmitool/debian/changelog
+++ b/ipmitool/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ipmitool (1.8.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     -  Add raw I2C support with IPMI Master Read-Write command.
   * Correct the upstream URL in debian/changelog to the current one.
   * Suggest package openipmi. (Closes: #305629)
+  * Add debian/watch file to detect new source versions.
 
  -- Duncan Laurie <duncan@iceblink.org>  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:58:37 -0700
 
diff --git a/ipmitool/debian/watch b/ipmitool/debian/watch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d50e280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipmitool/debian/watch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Rename this file to "watch" and then you can run the "uscan" command
+# to check for upstream updates and more.
+# Site          Directory               Pattern                 Version Script
+version=2
+http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ipmitool/ipmitool-(.*).tar.bz2
+# debian uupdate