Tag: debian-changelog-line-too-short Severity: pedantic Check: debian/changelog Explanation: The given line of the latest changelog entry appears to contain a very terse entry. . This can make it hard for others to understand the changelog entry. Please keep in mind that: . - It is not uncommon that people read changelog entries that are more than a decade old to understand why a change was made or why a package works in a specific way. - Many users will read the changelog via apt-listchanges(1) - The information in debian/changelog is permanent. . Examples for entries that are too short include "dh 11" or simply "R³" - these could be expanded to, for example: . - Switch to debhelper compat 11. - Set Rules-Requires-Root: no.