diff --git a/changelog.d/15961.misc b/changelog.d/15961.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..035a33044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/15961.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Build packages for Debian Trixie.
diff --git a/scripts-dev/build_debian_packages.py b/scripts-dev/build_debian_packages.py
index 195483547..bb89ba581 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/build_debian_packages.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/build_debian_packages.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ DISTS = (
     "ubuntu:jammy",  # 22.04 LTS (EOL 2027-04) (our EOL forced by Python 3.10 is 2026-10-04)
     "ubuntu:kinetic",  # 22.10 (EOL 2023-07-20) (our EOL forced by Python 3.10 is 2026-10-04)
     "ubuntu:lunar",  # 23.04 (EOL 2024-01) (our EOL forced by Python 3.11 is 2027-10-24)
+    "debian:trixie",  # (EOL not specified yet)
 )
 
 DESC = """\