A new upstream version is available:
8.8p1, you should consider packaging it.
The BTS contains
patches fixing
49 bugs (67 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging
them.
This package has "Suggests: ssh-askpass"
while ssh-askpass
needs a new maintainer, see
RFA #993155.
This package has "Build-Depends: dh-exec"
while dh-exec
needs a new maintainer, see
O #851746.
testing migration
This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it.
You can probably find supplementary information in the
debian-release
archives or in the corresponding
release.debian.org
bug.