diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index f46109a..93e4a41 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+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
+  Removed also deprecated check_ntp from package.
+
+ -- 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/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5ff6e70..c76f2d6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
-monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * 
 
- -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:04:34 +0200
+ -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:15:41 +0100
+
+monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Jan Wagner ]
+  * [2bd6e61] d/control: Drop libsystemd0 from build-deps, pulled by
+    libsystemd-dev
+  * [dfe02ab] Adding d/p/27_check_mysql_fix_replica, Fixes reported regression
+    for MariaDB 10.11.14-0+deb12u2 (Closes: #1116027)
+  * [9a01042] Raising alternative of check_curl over check_http. check_curl is
+    prefered
+  * [20257df] d/control: Remove deprecated check_ntp
+
+  [ Bas Couwenberg ]
+  * [52d9fc3] Use test-build-validate-cleanup instead of test-build-twice.
+  * [f047b05] Use debrebuild instead of reprotest.
+  * [861c613] Don't use test-build-validate-cleanup, fails where pbuilder
+    --twice succeeds.
+
+ -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:06:48 +0000
 
 monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
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
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1dc8dd9..6ab0efc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ install: build
 	done
 	# rename check_http to check_http_deprecated for making use of update-alternatives
 	mv ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_http ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_http.deprecated
+	# remove deprecated check_ntp
+	rm ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_ntp
 	# slit out common files
 	for p in ${common_files}; do \
 		mv ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/$$p ${NP_COMMON_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}; \