diff -Nru apt-listchanges-3.3/apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py
--- apt-listchanges-3.3/apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py	2016-08-15 13:55:31.000000000 -0600
+++ apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py	2016-08-17 08:39:42.000000000 -0600
@@ -246,10 +246,35 @@
         changelog  = reduce(find_first, changelog_filenames + changelog_filenames_native, None)
         binnmu     = reduce(find_first, changelog_filenames_binnmu, None)
 
+        # for packages without a changelog, fall back to apt-changelog
+        if not changelog and (which == 'both' or which == 'changelogs'):
+            changelog_file = self.get_apt_changelog(tempdir)
+            if changelog_file:
+                changelog = self.read_changelog(changelog_file, since_version, reverse)
+
         shutil.rmtree(tempdir, 1)
 
         return (news, changelog, binnmu)
 
+    def get_apt_changelog(self, tempdir):
+        '''Run apt-changelog to retrieve changelog.
+
+        Return path of changelog (in tempdir), or None if retrieval failed.
+        '''
+        fname = os.path.join(tempdir, self.binary + '.changelog')
+        f = open(fname, 'w')
+        try:
+            if subprocess.call(
+                ['apt-get', 'changelog', '%s=%s' % (self.binary, self.Version)],
+                stdout=f) != 0:
+                return None
+        except OSError as e:
+            print >> sys.stderr, _('Could not run apt-changelog (%s), unable to retrieve changelog for package %s') % (str(e), self.binary)
+            return None
+
+        f.close()
+        return fname
+
     def _extract_contents(self, filenames):
         tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='apt-listchanges')
 
diff -Nru apt-listchanges-3.3/debian/changelog apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/debian/changelog
--- apt-listchanges-3.3/debian/changelog	2016-08-15 13:55:31.000000000 -0600
+++ apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2016-08-17 08:39:42.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+apt-listchanges (3.3ubuntu2) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge with Debian; remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: only use apt-get changelog if which is
+      changelogs or both, so not for news.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:39:42 +0200
+
 apt-listchanges (3.3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Upload to unstable.
@@ -118,6 +126,14 @@
 
  -- Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:33:32 +0200
 
+apt-listchanges (2.89ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge with Debian; remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: only use apt-get changelog if which is
+      changelogs or both, so not for news.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 25 May 2016 18:11:31 +0200
+
 apt-listchanges (2.89) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix the 'none' frontend broken since version 2.86.
@@ -201,6 +217,14 @@
 
  -- Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:35:12 +0100
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.14ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge with Debian; remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: only use apt-get changelog if which is
+      changelogs or both, so not for news.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:53:58 +0100
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.14) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Acknowledge NMU; thanks to Ben Hutchings for it; Closes: #718770, #733921,
@@ -232,6 +256,31 @@
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:46:51 +0100
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.13ubuntu3) vivid; urgency=medium
+
+  * apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: only use apt-get changelog if which is
+    changelogs or both, so not for news (LP: #839378). Thanks to Launchpad
+    user snafu109 for the patch.
+
+ -- Brian Murray <brian@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:11:55 -0800
+
+apt-listchanges (2.85.13ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Apply patch from BTS to remove incorrect dpkg-dev usage (closes: #733921)
+
+ -- Adam Conrad <adconrad@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:12:56 -0600
+
+apt-listchanges (2.85.13ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge from Debian unstable. Remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py:
+      + If the new package does not have a Debian changelog, fall back
+        to apt-get changelog.
+    - debian/control: version depend on apt with apt-get changelog support
+    - Build using dh_python2.
+
+ -- Logan Rosen <logan@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:13:32 -0500
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.13) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Add missing dep on dpkg-dev, required to run dpkg-architecture; thanks to
@@ -266,6 +315,17 @@
 
  -- Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:20:55 +0200
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.11ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from Debian unstable. Remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py:
+      + If the new package does not have a Debian changelog, fall back
+        to apt-get changelog.
+    - debian/control: version depend on apt with apt-get changelog support
+    - Build using dh_python2.
+
+ -- Logan Rosen <logan@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:16:34 -0400
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.11) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Don't use _() if we can't set requested locale; thanks to Ansgar Burchardt
@@ -309,6 +369,22 @@
 
  -- Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:32:26 +0100
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.8ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Build using dh_python2.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:59:11 +0100
+
+apt-listchanges (2.85.8ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable.  Remaining changes:
+    - apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py:
+      + If the new package does not have a Debian changelog, fall back
+        to apt-get changelog.
+    - debian/control: version depend on apt with apt-get changelog support
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:47:04 +0200
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.8) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update the debconf Danish PO file; thanks to Joe Dalton; Closes: #610566
@@ -317,6 +393,14 @@
 
  -- Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>  Tue, 31 May 2011 11:57:14 +0200
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.7ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable.  Remaining changes:
+    - If the new package does not have a Debian changelog, fall back
+      to apt-get changelog.
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:50:27 +0200
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.7) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update the program Catalan PO file; thanks to Jordi Mallach; Closes:
@@ -324,6 +408,14 @@
 
  -- Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:27:48 +0100
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.6ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable.  Remaining changes:
+    - If the new package does not have a Debian changelog, fall back
+      to apt-get changelog.
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:54:43 +0100
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update the program Danish PO file; thanks to Joe Dalton; Closes:
@@ -336,6 +428,20 @@
 
  -- Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:20:39 +0100
 
+apt-listchanges (2.85.5ubuntu2) natty; urgency=low
+
+  * apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: use apt-get changelog
+  * debian/control: depend on apt with apt-get changelog support
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:41:42 +0100
+
+apt-listchanges (2.85.5ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low
+
+  * apt-listchanges/DebianFiles.py: If the new package does not have a Debian
+    changelog, fall back to apt-changelog.
+
+ -- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:13:34 +0100
+
 apt-listchanges (2.85.5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update the program French PO file, and revert the wrongly changed
diff -Nru apt-listchanges-3.3/debian/control apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/debian/control
--- apt-listchanges-3.3/debian/control	2016-08-15 13:55:31.000000000 -0600
+++ apt-listchanges-3.3ubuntu2/debian/control	2016-08-17 08:39:42.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: apt-listchanges
 Section: utils
 Priority: standard
-Maintainer: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/apt-listchanges.git/
 Vcs-Git: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/apt-listchanges.git