diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7f475d9..a3e2cda 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   * debhelper-compat 12 (routine-update)
   * Secure URI in copyright format (routine-update)
   * Add salsa-ci file (routine-update)
+  * Rules-Requires-Root: no (routine-update)
 
  -- Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:52:39 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a644262..a529c37 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/tigr-glimmer
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/tigr-glimmer.git
 Homepage: http://ccb.jhu.edu/software/glimmer/index.shtml
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: tigr-glimmer
 Architecture: any