diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8c653d1..687ece7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
   [ Sascha Steinbiss ]
   * Use debhelper 11.
+  * Replace priority extra with optional.
 
  -- Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>  Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:18:26 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 45d85ad..e2336d6 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Source: golang-github-stvp-tempredis
 Section: devel
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team <pkg-go-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11),