diff --git a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
index 5e3ec9aa..cd8bde06 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ format_depends()
 	echo "\$@" | sed 's/  */,/g; s/,\([><=]\+\),*/\1/g; s/, *,*/,/g; s/, *$//; s/^ *,//; s/\([><=]\+\)\([0-9.-]\+\)/ (\1\2) /g'
 }
 
-changelog()
-{
-	#dch -c /dev/stdout --create -v \$VERSION-\$RELEASE --package \$NAME
-cat << EOF
-\$NAME (\$VERSION-\$RELEASE) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
-
-  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
-
- -- Jan Lindemann <jan@janware.com>  `date -R`
-
-EOF
-}
+#changelog()
+#{
+#	#dch -c /dev/stdout --create -v \$VERSION-\$RELEASE --package \$NAME
+#cat << EOF
+#\$NAME (\$VERSION-\$RELEASE) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+#
+#  * Initial release. (Closes: #XXXXXX)
+#
+# -- Jan Lindemann <jan@janware.com>  `date -R`
+#
+#EOF
+#}
 
 compat()
 {
@@ -110,13 +110,17 @@ EOF
 }
 
 mkdir -p debian
+#dch  --create --empty
 cd debian
 
-for file in changelog compat control copyright format rules; do
+for file in compat control copyright format rules; do
 	test -e \$file && continue
 	\$file > \$file
 done
 
+cd ..
+dch  --create --newversion \$VERSION-\$RELEASE --controlmaint --package \$NAME --distribution unstable "Release built by $0"
+
 echo "Produced by $0, the output should be in the \"debian\" sub-directory."
 EOT