diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+notmuch (0.31~rc0-1) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release candidate.
+  * Update notmuch-emacs for compatibility with GNU Emacs 27.1.
+
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:08:14 -0300
+
 notmuch (0.30-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release