diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c14dd15f..39a1f6c1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ byobu (5.95) unreleased; urgency=medium
       in the first window launched
   * usr/bin/byobu-launcher.in: LP: #1338260
     - add some helpful information about nested sessions
+  * debian/control:
+    - bump standards
 
   [ Fortunato Ventre ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/include/constants:
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9476e8a0..3e0c928a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: misc
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
 Uploaders: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@koumbit.org>
-Standards-Version: 3.9.5
+Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~), gettext-base, automake, autoconf, pep8
 Homepage: http://byobu.co
 Vcs-Bzr: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kirkland/byobu/trunk