diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4e039a2..694ed39 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 desktop-base (11.0.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Remove 1 obsolete maintscript entry.
+  * Update standards version to 4.6.1, no changes needed.
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:44:21 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a5fa18b..be3e360 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13),
 # For the number in debian-logo-text
                fonts-quicksand,
 Rules-Requires-Root: no
-Standards-Version: 4.5.0
+Standards-Version: 4.6.1
 Homepage: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian-desktop-team/desktop-base
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian-desktop-team/desktop-base.git