diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f9e1907..c1f0f58 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   * HTTPS VCS browser URL.
   * typos_output.patch: renamed typos.patch. More typos from Lintian.
   * A DEP-5 copyright file
+  * Standard-Version 3.9.8
 
  -- Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir@debian.org>  Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:30:24 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0569251..ad54ef3 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  python-dev (>= 2.6.6-3~),
  dh-python,
  dh-autoreconf,
-Standards-Version: 3.9.4
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Homepage: http://libhdate.sourceforge.net/
 
 Package: libhdate-dev