[Inkscape-user] Debian inkscape current stable repo?

Hi there community of my favorite vector graphics editor,

I have made the switch to Linux Mint Debian Edition lately, and found that it, naturally, does not accept ppa style packet sources, and the native debian apt repo sadly offers only an outdated version of inkscape.

Using the AppImage works, but has disadvantages, as it is not possible to just dock it to the taskbar under Cinnamon, and when I write my own .desktop file for it, still it doesn't group well on the taskbar, and it does not automatically upgrade to the current stable version like using the ubuntu ppa does.

Is there a debian-style package source for current stable? I couldn't find one.

Other suggestions on solving the above issues?

Cheers, Tobias