diff --git a/deploy/os/debian11-64.opts b/deploy/os/debian11-64.opts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c197e1f5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/os/debian11-64.opts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--platform=debian --valgrind=memcheck,helgrind --dockerimage=mdsplus/builder:debian_bullseye-64 --distname=DebianBullseye --arch=amd64
diff --git a/deploy/packaging/linux.xml b/deploy/packaging/linux.xml
index 225d6587b8..3a0aa5f6a8 100644
--- a/deploy/packaging/linux.xml
+++ b/deploy/packaging/linux.xml
@@ -829,6 +829,13 @@ rm -f /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mdsplus.conf 2>/dev/null
    <readline package="libreadline8"/>
  </external_packages>
 
+ <external_packages dist="DebianBullseye">
+   <numpy package="python3-numpy"/>
+   <java package="java-runtime"/>
+   <xinetd package="busybox"/>
+   <readline package="libreadline8"/>
+ </external_packages>
+
  <external_packages dist="Ubuntu18">
    <numpy package="python3-numpy"/>
    <java package="java-runtime"/>
diff --git a/deploy/packaging/linux_build_packages.py b/deploy/packaging/linux_build_packages.py
index 7024a0db5f..2c204a1adf 100644
--- a/deploy/packaging/linux_build_packages.py
+++ b/deploy/packaging/linux_build_packages.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def get_root():
 
 
 def external_package(info, root, package):
-    for extpackages in root.getiterator('external_packages'):
+    for extpackages in root.iter('external_packages'):
         dist = extpackages.attrib.get('dist', None)
         if dist:
             if info['dist'] != dist: