diff --git a/changelog.d/11273.misc b/changelog.d/11273.misc
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+Clean up trivial aspects of the Debian package build tooling.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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--- a/debian/changelog
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@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ matrix-synapse-py3 (1.47.0+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Update scripts to pass Shellcheck lints.
   * Remove unused Vagrant scripts from debian/ directory.
-  * Change package Architecture to any.
+  * Allow building Debian packages for any architecture, not just amd64.
   * Preinstall the "wheel" package when building virtualenvs.
   * Do not error if /etc/default/matrix-synapse is missing.
 
- -- root <root@cae79a6e79d7>  Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:20:31 +0000
+ -- Dan Callahan <danc@element.io>  Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:20:31 +0000
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.46.0) stable; urgency=medium