diff --git a/Alien/Package/Deb.pm b/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
index 67ecf5e..9b5a7df 100644
--- a/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
+++ b/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ sub prep {
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
-# Use v3 compatability mode, so ldconfig gets added to maint scripts.
-export DH_COMPAT=3
+# Use v4 compatability mode, so ldconfig gets added to maint scripts.
+export DH_COMPAT=4
 
 PACKAGE=\$(shell dh_listpackages)
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 413673e..2a4f9fb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+alien (8.53) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Build packages using debhelper v4 mode.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:10:26 -0400
+
 alien (8.52) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Add a new parameter to runpipe to control whether it automatically