diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dc3fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.source
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This package uses quilt to manage all modifications to the upstream
+source.  Changes are stored in the source package as diffs in
+debian/patches and applied during the build.
+
+See /usr/share/doc/quilt/README.source for a detailed explanation.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3f97c1c..a919e7e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
   * New upstream release.
   * Adjust debian/{install,links} accordingly.
+  * debian/control: change my email address.
+  * Add debian/README.source to document quilt usage, as required by
+    Debian Policy since 3.8.0.
+  * Set Standards-Version to 3.8.0 (no further changes).
 
  -- gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:02:00 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7294a7b..b5d30ed 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Source: libmicroba-java
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: gregor herrmann <gregor+debian@comodo.priv.at>
+Maintainer: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
 Uploaders: tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 6), quilt
 Build-Depends-Indep: ant, unzip, java-gcj-compat-dev, libjgraph-java
-Standards-Version: 3.7.3
+Standards-Version: 3.8.0
 Homepage: http://microba.sourceforge.net/
 Vcs-Svn: http://svn.toastfreeware.priv.at/debian/libmicroba-java/trunk/
 Vcs-Browser: http://svn.toastfreeware.priv.at/wsvn/ToastfreewareDebian/libmicroba-java/trunk/