diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bd403426..5ad92c73 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-linkchecker (8.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+linkchecker (8.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release.
+  * Use debhelper compatibility level 9.
 
- -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:54:21 +0200
+ -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:19:41 +0100
 
 linkchecker (8.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 45a4fb75..ec635144 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9d9d67b7..2966c230 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: linkchecker
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                gettext,
                hardening-wrapper,
                python-all-dev (>= 2.7),