diff -Nru haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/changelog haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/changelog
--- haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/changelog	2012-10-14 10:01:38.000000000 +0000
+++ haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/changelog	2013-05-24 10:51:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+haskell-newtype (0.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Enable compat level 9
+  * Use substvars for Haskell description blurbs
+
+ -- Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>  Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:32 +0200
+
 haskell-newtype (0.2-2) experimental; urgency=low
 
   * Remove spurious boilerplate from debian/copyright. 
diff -Nru haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/compat haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/compat
--- haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/compat	2012-10-13 11:35:42.000000000 +0000
+++ haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/compat	2013-05-24 07:54:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7
+9
diff -Nru haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/control haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/control
--- haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/control	2012-10-13 12:20:09.000000000 +0000
+++ haskell-newtype-0.2/debian/control	2013-05-24 08:55:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Debian Haskell Group <pkg-haskell-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
   , cdbs
-  , haskell-devscripts (>= 0.8.13)
+  , haskell-devscripts (>= 0.8.15)
   , ghc
   , ghc-prof
 Build-Depends-Indep: ghc-doc
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 Recommends: ${haskell:Recommends}
 Suggests: ${haskell:Suggests}
 Provides: ${haskell:Provides}
-Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes
+Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes${haskell:ShortBlurb}
  The Newtype typeclass represents the packing and unpacking of a newtype, and
  allows you to operatate under that newtype with functions such as ala.
  .
- This package provides a library for the Haskell programming language.
- See http://www.haskell.org/ for more information on Haskell.
+ ${haskell:Blurb}
 
 Package: libghc-newtype-prof
 Architecture: any
@@ -36,12 +35,11 @@
 Recommends: ${haskell:Recommends}
 Suggests: ${haskell:Suggests}
 Provides: ${haskell:Provides}
-Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes; profiling libraries
+Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes${haskell:ShortBlurb}
  The Newtype typeclass represents the packing and unpacking of a newtype, and
  allows you to operatate under that newtype with functions such as ala.
  .
- This package provides a library for the Haskell programming language, compiled
- for profiling.  See http://www.haskell.org/ for more information on Haskell.
+ ${haskell:Blurb}
 
 Package: libghc-newtype-doc
 Section: doc
@@ -49,10 +47,8 @@
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${haskell:Depends}
 Recommends: ${haskell:Recommends}
 Suggests: ${haskell:Suggests}
-Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes; documentation
+Description: A typeclass for working with newtypes${haskell:ShortBlurb}
  The Newtype typeclass represents the packing and unpacking of a newtype, and
  allows you to operatate under that newtype with functions such as ala.
  .
- This package provides the documentation for a library for the Haskell
- programming language.
- See http://www.haskell.org/ for more information on Haskell.
+ ${haskell:Blurb}