diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 767179e..68139ef 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Database, Bug-Submit, Repository,
     Repository-Browse.
+  * Update standards version to 4.5.1, no changes needed.
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:26:12 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b135ac3..2d5bf01 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                dh-python,
                python3-all,
                python3-setuptools
-Standards-Version: 4.4.1
+Standards-Version: 4.5.1
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/python-pyqrcode.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/python-pyqrcode
 Homepage: https://github.com/mnooner256/pyqrcode