diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a36aac4c..3f33b31f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ostree (2017.7-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
   * Standards-Version: 4.0.0
+    - Use https URL for copyright-format
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:07:42 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index ad8165ae..16f0cf83 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
 Upstream-Name: libOSTree
 Source: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/