diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2a4bdddfad5..e9697ef9779 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ qgis (1.9.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * symbology-ng-style now in sqlite3
   * include cpt-city files
   * support DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS' parallel=n
+  * add python-unittest2 build dependency
 
- -- Jürgen E. Fischer <jef@norbit.de>  Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:59:40 +0200
+ -- Jürgen E. Fischer <jef@norbit.de>  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:25:50 +0200
 
 qgis (1.8.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/control.maverick b/debian/control.maverick
index 51f53e6f86c..f6333dd7d65 100644
--- a/debian/control.maverick
+++ b/debian/control.maverick
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  git,
  doxygen,
  graphviz,
diff --git a/debian/control.natty b/debian/control.natty
index edd11b3a711..5f7543ea6e3 100644
--- a/debian/control.natty
+++ b/debian/control.natty
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  git,
  doxygen,
  graphviz,
diff --git a/debian/control.oneiric b/debian/control.oneiric
index 61bda973582..93ede227692 100644
--- a/debian/control.oneiric
+++ b/debian/control.oneiric
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  git,
  doxygen,
  graphviz,
diff --git a/debian/control.precise b/debian/control.precise
index b4eedac8f0c..3885d5eb25a 100644
--- a/debian/control.precise
+++ b/debian/control.precise
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  libosgearth-dev,
  libopenscenegraph-dev,
  git,
diff --git a/debian/control.sid b/debian/control.sid
index c886def3a18..eb8bc8640c9 100644
--- a/debian/control.sid
+++ b/debian/control.sid
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  libosgearth-dev,
  libopenscenegraph-dev,
  git,
diff --git a/debian/control.squeeze b/debian/control.squeeze
index d51a5ce9cd9..28de15c50d1 100644
--- a/debian/control.squeeze
+++ b/debian/control.squeeze
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  git,
  doxygen,
  graphviz,
diff --git a/debian/control.wheezy b/debian/control.wheezy
index d3a23fa1c93..288084065c0 100644
--- a/debian/control.wheezy
+++ b/debian/control.wheezy
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python-qt4-dev (>=4.1.0),
  python-sip (>= 4.5.0),
  python-sip-dev (>= 4.5.0),
+ python-unittest2,
  libosgearth-dev,
  libopenscenegraph-dev,
  git,