diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 34c6459b10..b1d8767cd8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+gtk+3.0 (3.24.39-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * d/control: Explicitly depend on necessary GIR XML modules.
+    Use the systematic names gir1.2-cairo-1.0-dev and gir1.2-gio-2.0-dev
+    if possible. The alternative dependency on libgirepository1.0-dev
+    illustrates how backports can be made to work.
+  * d/rules: If cross-compiling, use cross g-ir-scanner (see #1060838)
+  * d/control: Make Build-Depends more cross-friendly
+
+ -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:51:51 +0000
+
 gtk+3.0 (3.24.39-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release