diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bf73693..93655d1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+pdlzip (1.8-1) experimental; urgency=low
+
+  * Uploading to experimental.
+  * Merging upstream version 1.8.
+  * Updating vcs fields.
+  * Removing superfluous --parallel when invoking debhelper as it's the
+    default with compat level 10, thanks to Gianfranco Costamagna
+    <locutusofborg@debian.org>.
+  * Refreshing build.patch.
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>  Sun, 07 May 2017 18:00:01 +0200
+
 pdlzip (1.7-5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Uploading to sid.