Tag: invalid-date-in-debian-changelog Severity: error Check: debian/changelog Explanation: The date format in the latest changelog entry file appears to be invalid. . Dates should use the following format (compatible and with the same semantics of RFC 2822 and RFC 5322): . day-of-week, dd month yyyy hh:mm:ss +zzzz . To avoid problems like this, consider using a tool like dch(1) or date(1) to generate the date. Example: . $ date -R -ud '2013-11-05 23:59:59' Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:59:59 +0000 See-Also: debian-policy 4.4