diff --git a/debian/build.xml b/debian/build.xml
index 5d6ac2d..9188f9a 100644
--- a/debian/build.xml
+++ b/debian/build.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
       debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" classpath="${slf4j-api.jar}:${slf4j-api-test.jar}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${slf4j-jdk14.dir}/${test.class.dir}"/>
     <javac srcdir="${slf4j-jdk14.dir}/${test.source.dir}" destdir="${slf4j-jdk14.dir}/${test.class.dir}"
-      debug="true" source="1.4" target="1.4" classpath="${slf4j-api.jar}:${slf4j-api-test.jar}:${slf4j-jdk14.jar}"/>
+      debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" classpath="${slf4j-api.jar}:${slf4j-api-test.jar}:${slf4j-jdk14.jar}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${slf4j-log4j12.dir}/${test.class.dir}"/>
     <javac srcdir="${slf4j-log4j12.dir}/${test.source.dir}" destdir="${slf4j-log4j12.dir}/${test.class.dir}"
       debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" classpath="${slf4j-api.jar}:${slf4j-api-test.jar}"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1e442bb..579fbfb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-libslf4j-java (1.7.7-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
-
+libslf4j-java (1.7.12-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release
+  * Changed the source/level for the slf4j-jdk14 tests to 1.5
   * Standards-Version updated to 3.9.6 (no changes)
   * Moved the package to Git