diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fcef2cb..3b90542 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libloc (0.9.8-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+libloc (0.9.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Michael Tremer ]
   * importer: Do not try to initialise a column that cannot be NULL with
diff --git a/debian/genchangelog.sh b/debian/genchangelog.sh
index 85d3922..ab1c198 100755
--- a/debian/genchangelog.sh
+++ b/debian/genchangelog.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ main () {
     echo "$author_name <$author_email>  $subject"
     DEBFULLNAME="$author_name" DEBEMAIL="$author_email" debchange --upstream --multimaint-merge "$subject"
   done
+
+  debchange --release ''
 }
 
 main "$@" || exit $?