diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index f1533af..4ae3159 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+matrix-synapse (1.55.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  Some of the commands shipped with Synapse now have names different
+  from those provided by the upstream. This is to ensure more consistent
+  naming and avoid potential name clashes with other packages:
+
+    (old name)                 (new name)
+
+    export_signing_key         synapse_export_signing_key
+    generate_config            synapse_generate_config
+    generate_log_config        synapse_generate_log_config
+    generate_signing_key       synapse_generate_signing_key
+    hash_password              synapse_hash_password
+    register_new_matrix_user   synapse_register_new_matrix_user
+    update_synapse_database    synapse_update_database
+
+  The commands with the previous names are still available in
+  /usr/libexec/matrix-synapse, should you prefer those.
+
+  Please also note that this version of Synapse no longer ships
+  sync_room_to_group.pl.
+
+ -- Andrej Shadura <andrewsh@debian.org>  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:46:38 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse (1.9.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   The default logging config now comes with the logging level for Synapse
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4dc8007..e26dcc6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+matrix-synapse (1.55.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release.
+  * Refresh patches.
+  * Update build dependencies.
+  * Use dh compat 13 and dh-sequence-python3.
+  * Rename binaries installed in /usr/bin to have less generic names.
+    Move scripts with original names to /usr/libexec/matrix-synapse
+    (Closes: #925543)
+
+ -- Andrej Shadura <andrewsh@debian.org>  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:50:28 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse (1.53.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.