diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 748b108e..29c8c559 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ fail2ban (0.11.2-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Debian Janitor ]
   * debian/watch: Use GitHub /tags rather than /releases page.
+  * Update standards version to 4.6.1, no changes needed.
 
  -- Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>  Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:47:12 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0268d06c..fe386199 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build-Depends:
 Homepage: https://www.fail2ban.org
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/fail2ban.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/fail2ban
-Standards-Version: 4.6.0
+Standards-Version: 4.6.1
 
 Package: fail2ban
 Architecture: all