diff --git a/debian/arch/defines b/debian/arch/defines
index 789d92153..f59c6ff23 100644
--- a/debian/arch/defines
+++ b/debian/arch/defines
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ gcc: gcc (>= 4:4.0)
 gcc-3.3: gcc-3.3
 initramfs-fallback: linux-initramfs-tool
 initramfs-tools: initramfs-tools (>= 0.53)
-yaird: yaird
+yaird: yaird (>= 0.0.12-8)
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f24cf9594..e0a3710b9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 linux-2.6 (2.6.16-99experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
+  [ Bastian Blank ]
   *
 
- -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:33:49 +0100
+  [ Jonas Smedegaard ]
+  * Tighten yaird dependency to at least 0.0.12-8 (supporting
+    Linux 2.6.16 uppercase hex in Kconfig and new IDE sysfs naming, and
+    VIA IDE on powerpc).
+
+ -- Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:23:22 +0100
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.16-2) unstable; urgency=low