diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3562d49e4305e162bad23c720042a429be2d60d1..8f4b151ff06afc2cfe0db2c31b1418ed0b535f6d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+tar-doc (1.27.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * new upstream version
+
+ -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>  Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:48:53 -0700
+
 tar-doc (1.27-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * deliver tar.info-3 too, closes: #727155