2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5f32fdd79..d75b939af 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ openssh (1:7.6p1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - sshd(8): Avoid Linux seccomp violations on ppc64le over the socketcall
       syscall.
   * Build-depend on debhelper (>= 9.20160709~) rather than dh-systemd.
+  * Change priorities of ssh and ssh-krb5 binary packages to optional, since
+    "Priority: extra" is now deprecated.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:34:34 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 61f2bbb97..9456338af 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Description: secure shell (SSH) sftp server module, for SFTP access from remote
  are individually implemented as extensions.
 
 Package: ssh
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.5),
 Depends: openssh-client (>= ${binary:Version}),
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Description: secure shell client and server (metapackage)
 
 Package: ssh-krb5
 Section: oldlibs
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Depends: openssh-client (>= ${binary:Version}),
          openssh-server (>= ${binary:Version}),