diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4b8e2b9..ab8c25a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+txtorcon (24.8.0-1.2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Remove optional(?) dependency on python3-geoip.
+
+ -- Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>  Fri, 22 May 2026 09:46:59 +0200
+
 txtorcon (24.8.0-1.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ccb9dee..e9edd56 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                graphviz,
                lsof,
                python3-all,
-               python3-geoip,
                python3-repoze.sphinx.autointerface,
                python3-setuptools,
                python3-sphinx,
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: python3-txtorcon
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python3-geoip,
-         python3-twisted,
+Depends: python3-twisted,
          python3-zope.interface,
          ${misc:Depends},
          ${python3:Depends}