diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f722fa8c..563b0a8b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+wmii-hg (hg2550) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Bump window manager alternative priority from 20 to 60 per policy manual.
+
+ -- Kris Maglione <jg@suckless.org>  Fri,  16 Oct 2009 10:13:22 -0500
+
 wmii-hg (hg2548) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Sync with Daniel Bauman's upstream package.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e33213eb..663cc258 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ include /usr/share/quilt/quilt.make
 clean: unpatch
 build: patch
 
+override_dh_installwm:
+	dh_installwm --priority=60
+
 override_dh_compress:
 	dh_compress -X.pdf