diff -pruN 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-3/debian/changelog 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-4/debian/changelog
--- 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-3/debian/changelog	2022-08-03 18:21:25.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-4/debian/changelog	2022-08-04 07:06:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+pydevd (2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add gdb back to autopkgtest dependencies to work around bug#978639 in
+    debci
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>  Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:06:49 +0100
+
 pydevd (2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Move gdb and python3-coverage to Depends of python3-pydevd; remove all
diff -pruN 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-3/debian/tests/control 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-4/debian/tests/control
--- 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-3/debian/tests/control	2022-08-03 18:21:25.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.8.0+git20220714.32dee0b+dfsg-4/debian/tests/control	2022-08-04 07:06:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Tests: pytest
-Depends: libqt5x11extras5,
+Depends: gdb,
+         libqt5x11extras5,
          procps,
          python3-all,
          python3-cherrypy3,