diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9be700d77..e380e2ed1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ build:
 	rm debian/tmp/usr/lib/i2p/a
 	touch debian/build
 	mkdir -p debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p
+
 	# Create the Debian copyright file, move the licenses dir,
 	# and delete all license files that are already in /usr/share/common-licenses/
 	cat debian/copyright.part1 LICENSE.txt > debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p/copyright
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ build:
 	rm debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p/licenses/LICENSE-GPLv2.txt
 	rm debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p/licenses/LICENSE-LGPLv2.1.txt
 
+	# changelog
+	gzip -9c history.txt > debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p/changelog.gz
+	gzip -9c debian/changelog > debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/i2p/changelog.Debian.gz
+
 binary: build
 	mkdir -p debian/tmp/DEBIAN
 	dpkg-gencontrol