diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1c72fe11..9abde5ff 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+notmuch (0.27-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Update Vcs-Git to use https and specify correct branch
+
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Sat, 08 Sep 2018 16:06:18 -0300
+
 notmuch (0.27-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Add texinfo as a build-dep, build info version of documentation.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 883a1356..8749335e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  texinfo
 Standards-Version: 4.1.3
 Homepage: https://notmuchmail.org/
-Vcs-Git: git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
+Vcs-Git: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch -b release
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
 
 Package: notmuch