diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 41e38bb..379c23a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pdfrw (0.2-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * QA upload.
   * Fix Vcs-* URIs.
     They were previously pointing at the dgit repo for src:botch.
+  * Declare compliance with Policy 3.9.8 (no changes required).
 
  -- Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 13:01:17 -0700
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 963cb3f..3c69456 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packages@qa.debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), python-setuptools, dh-python, python-all (>= 2.6.6-3~), python-setuptools, python3-all, python3-setuptools
-Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Homepage: https://github.com/pmaupin/pdfrw
 Vcs-Git: https://git.dgit.debian.org/pdfrw
 Vcs-Browser: https://browse.dgit.debian.org/pdfrw.git/