diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6ca7e1e..24b24ea 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   * Use secure URI in Homepage field.
   * Bump debhelper from old 11 to 12.
   * Set debhelper-compat version in Build-Depends.
+  * Update standards version to 4.5.1, no changes needed.
 
  -- tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:49:24 -0700
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b18c6a6..64242e0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  libvorbis-java (>= 0.8-3~),
  libxmpcore-java,
  maven-debian-helper (>= 2.0)
-Standards-Version: 4.4.0
+Standards-Version: 4.5.1
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/tika.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/tika
 Homepage: https://tika.apache.org