diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6852d7f94157209cca263d71952fd21f66582b11..26bef6f8f9ea910454620e082ab27268d6185373 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tar (1.28-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+tar (1.28-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream version
   * patch from Reiner Herrman that sets timestamp in generated manpage to