diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd0fd99043a27e05ef7864488240b4c95369c43e..939e21d1cfd3b4057c413945009f8c557fe92335 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tar (1.29-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+tar (1.29-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream version, closes: #816072