diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c0029aa..ce3aa99 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ grc (1.11.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * add new configuration
   * --colour=auto is now the default
+  * add dh-python build dependency (closes: #896743)
 
  -- Radovan Garabík <garabik@kassiopeia.juls.savba.sk>  Sun, 29 Apr 2018 10:30:10 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1aee572..54c6f92 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: text
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Radovan Garabík <garabik@kassiopeia.juls.savba.sk>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>=9), python3
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=9), python3, dh-python
 
 Package: grc
 Architecture: all