diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aae372d..8062588 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   * Add classpath to the JAR manifest.
   * Enable tests.
     + Remove patch that removed jas-plotter from pom.xml.
+  * Make patches DEP-3 compliant.
 
  -- Philipp Huebner <debalance@debian.org>  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:29:19 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/classpath.diff b/debian/patches/classpath.diff
index 7282d16..572f38d 100644
--- a/debian/patches/classpath.diff
+++ b/debian/patches/classpath.diff
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 From: Giovanni Mascellani <gio@debian.org>
 Subject: Add classpath to compiled JAR
+---
+This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
 Index: freehep-export/pom.xml
 ===================================================================
 --- freehep-export.orig/pom.xml