diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 826c598..dd2e7fd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+libslf4j-java (1.7.32-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Drop unnecessary dependency on build-essential.
+
+ -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:34:52 -0000
+
 libslf4j-java (1.7.32-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6453f64..8e80c5e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  Varun Hiremath <varun@debian.org>,
  Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>,
  Jakub Adam <jakub.adam@ktknet.cz>
-Build-Depends:
+Build-Depends: 
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  default-jdk,
  junit4,