diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a758157..607605c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lxqt-panel (1.4.0-0ubuntu1) noble; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
   * Fixed copyright file.
   * Bumped build dependency versions.
+  * Added lxqt-menu-data as a build dependency.
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@gmail.com>  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:34:09 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a749adc..a717855 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                libxkbcommon-dev,
                libxkbcommon-x11-dev,
                libxrender-dev,
-               libxtst-dev
+               libxtst-dev,
+               lxqt-menu-data (>= 1.4.0)
 Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-panel-packaging
 Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-panel-packaging.git