diff --git a/changelog/66747.fixed.md b/changelog/66747.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd47b65a359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/66747.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove debug output from shell scripts for packaging
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
index 923d8e65cf2..3b78211922a 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-api.preinst b/pkg/debian/salt-api.preinst
index b04068ac18d..ddc7c9e0ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-api.preinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-api.preinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
index 597584cf548..a6c3c2119a9 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
index 37d2c667672..be7064f9bad 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst b/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
index 3c31a65c430..af978b8e508 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-minion.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-minion.postinst
index 94c61b9300e..13d1cf50901 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-minion.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-minion.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-minion.preinst b/pkg/debian/salt-minion.preinst
index cbbf1e23ad9..4a4cd949c64 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-minion.preinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-minion.preinst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule