diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fe1dcfd..d4a14a0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.145) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * syncpackage: Don't throw away release pockets, returning correct errors
     when the source and destination match even though the destination release
     pocket doesn't.
+  * requestsync: We now sync to proposed (LP: #1073060)
 
  -- Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org>  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:40:08 +0100
 
diff --git a/requestsync b/requestsync
index f5956b9..f1ca8a2 100755
--- a/requestsync
+++ b/requestsync
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Get the current Ubuntu source package
     try:
-        ubuntu_srcpkg = get_ubuntu_srcpkg(srcpkg, release)
+        ubuntu_srcpkg = get_ubuntu_srcpkg(srcpkg, release, 'Proposed')
         ubuntu_version = Version(ubuntu_srcpkg.getVersion())
         ubuntu_component = ubuntu_srcpkg.getComponent()
         newsource = False  # override the -n flag