diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index f46109a..ecf0227 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  Priority of check_curl alternative for check_http is now higher
+  then check_http.deprecated, which means calling check_http is now
+  check_curl. You can change that by: update-alternatives --config check_http
+
+ -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Thu, 2 Dec 2025 12:49:36 +0100
+
 monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   The check_http plugin was deprecated. Please migrate the check command
diff --git a/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
index 699f51e..2803be9 100644
--- a/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
+++ b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Priority: 50
 Name: check_http
 Link: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http
 Alternative: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_curl
-Priority: -100
+Priority: 100