diff --git a/debian/python-skimage-doc.doc-base b/debian/python-skimage-doc.doc-base
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4edf62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/python-skimage-doc.doc-base
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Document: scikits-image
+Title: scikits-image User Manual
+Author: scikits-image developers
+Abstract: This manual describes features of scikits-image, provides
+ examples, API reference, and a user guide.
+Section: Science/Data Analysis
+
+Format: HTML
+Index: /usr/share/doc/python-skimage-doc/html/index.html
+Files: /usr/share/doc/python-skimage-doc/html/*