diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 58e8535..44e938d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -191,7 +191,12 @@ DRIVER_OBJS:=$(patsubst src/%.cc,$(BUILD)/%.o,$(DRIVER_OBJS))
 all: $(BUILD)/wmbusmeters $(BUILD)/wmbusmetersd $(BUILD)/wmbusmeters.g $(BUILD)/wmbusmeters-admin $(BUILD)/testinternals
 
 deb:
-	@if [ "$(RELEASE)" = "" ] ; then echo "Usage: make deb RELEASE=1.10.1" ; exit 1 ; fi
+	@if [ "$(RELEASE)" = "" ] ; then echo "Usage: make deb TAG=1.10.1" ; exit 1 ; fi
+	@if [ "$$(cat deb/changelog  | grep wmbusmeters\ \( | grep -o $(RELEASE))" != "$(RELEASE)" ]; then \
+        echo "Changelog not updated with this release! It says:" ; \
+	    head -n 1 deb/changelog ; \
+        exit 1 ; \
+    fi
 	@rm -rf packaging
 	@mkdir -p packaging
 	@echo "Checking out tag $(RELEASE)..."
diff --git a/deb/changelog b/deb/changelog
index 9a35b20..6f702c9 100644
--- a/deb/changelog
+++ b/deb/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-wmbusmeters (1.10.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+wmbusmeters (1.10.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * First package upload (Closes: #998721).
   * Upload sponsored by Petter Reinholdtsen.