diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 640d6ce..7a8e318 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   * Move checkrestart man page from section 1 to 8. Thanks lintian!
   * Bump debhelper compatibility level to 12.
     + Build-depend on "debhelper-compat (= 12)" to replace debian/compat.
+  * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.5.0. (No changes needed.)
 
  -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 23:54:38 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7051b45..4e61b37 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                help2man
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debian-goodies.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debian-goodies
-Standards-Version: 4.2.1
+Standards-Version: 4.5.0
 Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: debian-goodies