diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d82ec8c..0e7d311 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  golang-github-davecgh-go-spew-dev,
  golang-github-leodido-ragel-machinery-dev,
  golang-github-stretchr-testify-dev,
-Standards-Version: 4.5.0
+Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 Homepage: https://github.com/influxdata/go-syslog
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-influxdata-go-syslog
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-influxdata-go-syslog.git