diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8f08972743a74db003c6a2581f3431ad5c6b9132..2dbdc049f677a41600702704d7dc04f5e975ef77 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (1.61.0~rc1+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.61.0~rc1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
-  * Non-maintainer upload.
   * Remove unused `jitsimeetbridge` experiment from `contrib` directory.
 
  -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Sun, 29 May 2022 14:44:45 +0100