diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f788cd60..f99e5c40 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 linkchecker (4.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release.
+  * Use debhelper v6
 
- -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:11:46 +0100
+ -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:23:45 +0100
 
 linkchecker (4.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 7ed6ff82..1e8b3149 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5
+6
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 64b94263..f45d646a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Source: linkchecker
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: python-all-dev (>= 2.4), debhelper (>= 5.0.37.2), gettext, cdbs (>= 0.4.43), python-central (>= 0.5)
+Build-Depends: python-all-dev (>= 2.4), debhelper (>= 6), gettext,
+ cdbs (>= 0.4.43), python-central (>= 0.5)
 XS-Python-Standards-Version: 0.4
 XS-Python-Version: >= 2.4
 Standards-Version: 3.7.3