+ <sect id="changelog-entries">
+ <heading>Adding an entry to <file>debian/changelog</file></heading>
+ <p>
+Changes that you make to the package need to be recorded in the
+<file>debian/changelog</file>. These changes should provide a concise
+description of what was changed, why (if it's in doubt), and note if
+any bugs were closed. They also record when the package was
+completed. This file will be installed in
+<file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/changelog.Debian.gz</file>, or
+<file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/changelog.gz</file> for native
+packages.
+ <p>
+The <file>debian/changelog</file> file conform to a certain structure,
+with a number of different fields. One field of note, the
+<em>distribution</em>, is described in <ref id="upload-dist">. More
+information about the structure of this file can be found in
+the Debian Policy section titled "<file>debian/changelog</file>".
+ <p>
+Changelog entries can be used to automatically close Debian bugs when
+the package is installed into the archive. See <ref
+id="upload-bugfix">.
+ <p>
+It is conventional that the changelog entry notating of a package that
+contains a new upstream version of the software looks like this:
+<example>
+ * new upstream version
+</example>
+ <p>
+There are tools to help you create entries and finalize the
+<file>changelog</file> for release — see <ref id="devscripts">
+and <ref id="dpkg-dev-el">.
+
+