diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c395359a..71017272 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ fail2ban (0.11.1-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Fix day-of-week for changelog entry 0.5.4-2.
   * Update watch file format version to 4.
   * Bump debhelper from deprecated 9 to 12.
+  * Update standards version to 4.5.0, no changes needed.
 
  -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:47:27 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index de4579e6..5971f8e0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build-Depends:
 Homepage: http://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: 4.4.1
+Standards-Version: 4.5.0
 
 Package: fail2ban
 Architecture: all