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  • source: devscripts (main)
  • version: 2.26.9
  • maintainer: Devscripts Maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Holger Levsen [DMD] – Benjamin Drung [DMD] – Mattia Rizzolo [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.3
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2.21.3+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 2.23.4+deb12u2
  • old-bpo: 2.25.15~bpo12+1
  • stable: 2.25.15+deb13u1
  • stable-bpo: 2.26.7~bpo13+1
  • testing: 2.26.9
  • unstable: 2.26.9
versioned links
  • 2.21.3+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.23.4+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.7~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • devscripts (534 bugs: 0, 212, 322, 0)
action needed
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2026-05-27 02:00
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-05-27 02:00
4 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 4 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.
Created: 2025-08-23 Last update: 2026-05-30 03:00
40 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 40 bugs (42 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-30 03:00
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that devscripts depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xml (#802368)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xml
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-05-30 01:00
lintian reports 6 warnings normal
Lintian reports 6 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-05-28 06:01
version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 2.26.10, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:
commit 359511f18d3b2c1f6e9677fd3c7340ddd5808098
Author: Jochen Sprickerhof <jspricke@debian.org>
Date:   Mon May 18 13:33:26 2026 +0200

    Revert "Remove mmdebstrap from recommends again"
    
    As proposed by Holger.
    
    This reverts commit a642bf862d98b0120938456656b342278a9eaed7.

commit 7fcc75b7e77990446df4c369605dc206341f65ca
Author: Jochen Sprickerhof <jspricke@debian.org>
Date:   Sun May 17 16:37:29 2026 +0200

    Start 2.26.10 development.
    
    d/changelog entries will be written on release
    using the git commit messages.
    
    Use 'gbp dch --since v2.26.9 --multimaint-merge'
    to write d/changelog entries since that last release.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore
Created: 2026-01-08 Last update: 2026-05-26 12:02
23 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 23 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2025-09-17 Last update: 2026-05-17 15:04
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-05-27 02:00
1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2026-05-27 02:00
Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2026-01-08 Last update: 2026-03-10 09:00
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).
Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-05-17 21:19
news
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  • [2026-05-27] devscripts 2.26.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-05-17] Accepted devscripts 2.26.9 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-05-13] Accepted devscripts 2.26.8 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-04-03] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-04-03] devscripts 2.26.7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-31] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2026-03-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-03-12] devscripts 2.26.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-09] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-01-20] devscripts 2.26.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-18] Accepted devscripts 2.26.5 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-18] devscripts 2.26.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.4 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-10] devscripts 2.26.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-08] Accepted devscripts 2.26.3 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] Accepted devscripts 2.26.2 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] devscripts 2.26.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-04] Accepted devscripts 2.26.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-01] devscripts 2.25.33 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-29] Accepted devscripts 2.25.33 (source) into unstable (Daniel Gröber)
  • [2025-12-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.32 (source) into unstable (Daniel Gröber)
  • [2025-12-16] Accepted devscripts 2.25.31 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-12] devscripts 2.25.30 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-09] Accepted devscripts 2.25.30 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-09] devscripts 2.25.29 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-04] Accepted devscripts 2.25.29 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-04] devscripts 2.25.28 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-30] Accepted devscripts 2.25.28 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-11-25] devscripts 2.25.27 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.27 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 523 539
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 208 214
  • M&W: 315 325
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 40 42
  • help: 4
  • NC: 3
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