diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 25fda2f..e6771b6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   * Use git-aware watchfile.
   * Bump Standards-Version.
   * Use debhelper 13.
+  * Set Rules-Requires-Root.
 
  -- Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>  Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:54:36 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 59a33c4..2048e44 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
                golang-github-garyburd-redigo-dev,
                redis-server
 Standards-Version: 4.6.0
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Homepage: https://github.com/stvp/tempredis
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-stvp-tempredis
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-stvp-tempredis.git