diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4ea3978..2bd1d23 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-lxqt-panel (0.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
-
-  * Upstream version 0.8.0
-  * Min Qt version 5.3.2
-  * current minimal lxqt components versions
-  * bump standards to 3.9.6
-  * lintian override for missed manpage
-
- -- Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>  Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:21:35 +0200
-
-lxqt-panel (0.7.96-1) unstable; urgency=low
+lxqt-panel (0.9.0-1) experimental; urgency=low
 
   * Initial release (Closes: #747610)
 
- -- Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>  Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:41:30 +0100
+ -- Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:08:24 +0100
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f568af0..3898484 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 Source: lxqt-panel
 Section: x11
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>
+Maintainer: Debian LXQt Maintainers <lxqt-debian@lists.lxde.org>
+Uploaders:
+ Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>
 Build-Depends:
- cmake,
+ cmake (>= 3.0.2),
  debhelper (>= 9),
  libasound2-dev,
  libglib2.0-dev,
@@ -14,16 +16,19 @@ Build-Depends:
  libsensors4-dev,
  libx11-dev,
  libxcomposite-dev,
+ libxcb-util0-dev,
  libxcb-xkb-dev,
  libxcb-damage0-dev,
  libxdamage-dev,
  libxrender-dev,
  pkg-config,
- liblxqt-qt5-0-dev (>= 0.8.0),
- liblxqt-globalkeys-qt5-0-dev (>= 0.8.0),
- liblxqt-globalkeys-ui-qt5-0-dev (>= 0.8.0),
- liblxqtmount-qt5-0-dev (>= 0.8.0),
- libqt5xdg-dev (>= 1.0.0),
+ libkf5guiaddons-dev (>= 5.5.0),
+ libkf5windowsystem-dev (>= 5.5.0),
+ liblxqt0-dev (>= 0.9.0),
+ liblxqt-globalkeys0-dev (>= 0.9.0),
+ liblxqt-globalkeys-ui0-dev (>= 0.9.0),
+ liblxqtmount0-dev (>= 0.9.0),
+ libqt5xdg-dev (>= 1.1.0),
  libqt5x11extras5-dev (>= 5.3.2),
  libsysstat-qt5-0-dev,
  qttools5-dev (>= 5.3.2),
@@ -33,12 +38,10 @@ Homepage: https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-panel
 #Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/lxqt-panel.git
 #Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/lxqt-panel.git;a=summary
 
-Package: lxqt-panel-qt5
+Package: lxqt-panel
 Architecture: any
-Breaks:
- lxqt-panel,
-Replaces:
- lxqt-panel,
+Breaks: lxqt-panel-qt5 (<< 0.9.0)
+Replaces: lxqt-panel-qt5 (<< 0.9.0)
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
  ${shlibs:Depends},
@@ -47,15 +50,34 @@ Description: LXQt desktop panel
  .
  This package contain the LXQt panel.
 
-Package: lxqt-panel-qt5-dbg
+Package: lxqt-panel-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
+Breaks: lxqt-panel-qt5-dbg (<< 0.9.0)
+Replaces: lxqt-panel-qt5-dbg (<< 0.9.0)
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
- lxqt-panel-qt5 (= ${binary:Version}),
+ lxqt-panel (= ${binary:Version}),
 Description: LXQt desktop panel (debug)
  The LXQt desktop panel
  .
  This package contain the debugging symbols.
 
+# ---- to be removed in 2016 ----
+
+Package: lxqt-panel-qt5
+Depends: lxqt-panel, ${misc:Depends}
+Priority: extra
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: lxqt-panel transitional package
+ Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
+
+Package: lxqt-panel-qt5-dbg
+Depends: lxqt-panel-dbg, ${misc:Depends}
+Priority: extra
+Section: oldlibs
+Architecture: all
+Description: lxqt-panel transitional package (dbg)
+ Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index b9adbc3..c9972cb 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ Upstream-Name: lxqt-panel
 Source: https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-panel
 
 Files: *
-Copyright: 2012-2014 LXQt team
+Copyright: 2012-2015 LXQt team
            2010-2012 Razor team
 License: GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
 
 Files: debian/*
-Copyright: 2014      Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>
+Copyright: 2014-2015 Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>
 License: LGPL-2.1+
 
 License: GPL-2.0+
diff --git a/debian/lintian-overrides b/debian/lintian-overrides
index 2ad9789..5e20d61 100644
--- a/debian/lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/lintian-overrides
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # there will now manpage in a foreseable future
-lxqt-panel-qt5: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/lxqt-panel
+lxqt-panel: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/lxqt-panel
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d90e832..6b65d1d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
-
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
-export USE_QT5=1
 
 DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
@@ -11,10 +9,10 @@ DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
-	dh_auto_install -- DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/lxqt-panel-qt5
+	dh_auto_install -- DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/lxqt-panel
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- -DLIB_SUFFIX=/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 override_dh_strip:
-	dh_strip --dbg-package=lxqt-panel-qt5-dbg
+	dh_strip --dbg-package=lxqt-panel-dbg
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be5dabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tar-ignore=.gitignore
+