diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/changelog b/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
index 2875a59..cf77730 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/changelog
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-ncurses6 (6.0+20150808) unstable; urgency=low
+ncurses6 (6.5+20240427) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * latest weekly patch
 
- -- Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>  Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:13:39 -0400
+ -- Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>  Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:56:53 -0400
 
-ncurses6 (5.9-20131005) unstable; urgency=low
+ncurses6 (5.9+20131005) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * initial release
 
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/compat b/package/debian-mingw64/compat
index 7ed6ff8..48082f7 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/compat
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5
+12
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/control b/package/debian-mingw64/control
index a17ed1f..74e8136 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/control
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/control
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 Section: libdevel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
-Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
-Standards-Version: 3.8.2
+Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7),
+  gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64,
+  g++-mingw-w64-x86-64,
+  binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64
+Standards-Version: 4.6.1.0
 
 Package: mingw64-ncurses6
 Architecture: any
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/copyright b/package/debian-mingw64/copyright
index 43cb3e5..3239664 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/copyright
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/copyright
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-Upstream source http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
+Upstream source https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
 This package is used for testing builds of ncurses.
 
 Current ncurses maintainer: Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Files: *
-Copyright: 1998-2014,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-Licence: X11
+Copyright: 2017-2023,2024 by Thomas E. Dickey
+Copyright: 1998-2016,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+License: X11
 
 Files: aclocal.m4 package
-Copyright: 1996-2014,2015 by Thomas E. Dickey
-Licence: X11
+Copyright: 1996-2023,2024 by Thomas E. Dickey
+License: X11
 
 Files: doc/html/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO.html
 Copyright: 2001 by Pradeep Padala
-Licence: X11
+License: X11
 
     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
     copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Files: install-sh
 Copyright:  1994 X Consortium
-Licence: X11
+License: X11
 
     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
     of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/mingw64-ncurses6.lintian-overrides b/package/debian-mingw64/mingw64-ncurses6.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8f854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/mingw64-ncurses6.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mingw64-ncurses6: latest-debian-changelog-entry-changed-to-native
+
+mingw64-ncurses6: non-standard-dir-in-usr
+mingw64-ncurses6: file-in-unusual-dir
+
+mingw64-ncurses6: binary-without-manpage
+mingw64-ncurses6: executable-not-elf-or-script
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/rules b/package/debian-mingw64/rules
index 04a21a3..3a79517 100755
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/rules
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/rules
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE   ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE  ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
 
+MY_ABI=6
+
 BUILD_CC = gcc
 
 CC_NORMAL = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wconversion
@@ -19,13 +21,15 @@
 TARGET    = x86_64-w64-mingw32
 MINGW_BIN = /usr/bin
 MINGW_TOP = /usr/$(TARGET)
-MINGW_TMP = $(CURDIR)/debian/mingw64-ncurses6
+MINGW_TMP = $(CURDIR)/debian/mingw64-ncurses$(MY_ABI)
 
 CFLAGS = $(CC_NORMAL)
 
+verbose = # -v
+
 CONFIG_OPTIONS = \
-	--disable-echo \
 	--disable-db-install \
+	--disable-echo \
 	--disable-getcap \
 	--disable-hard-tabs \
 	--disable-leaks \
@@ -33,15 +37,21 @@
 	--disable-overwrite \
 	--disable-termcap \
 	--enable-interop \
+	--enable-opaque-curses \
+	--enable-opaque-form \
+	--enable-opaque-menu \
+	--enable-opaque-panel \
 	--enable-pc-files \
 	--enable-term-driver \
 	--enable-warnings \
 	--enable-widec \
 	--verbose \
-	--with-abi-version=6 \
+	--with-abi-version=$(MY_ABI) \
 	--with-cxx-shared \
 	--with-develop \
-	--with-fallbacks=unknown,rxvt \
+	--with-fallbacks=unknown,ms-terminal,xterm-256color \
+	--with-tic-path=/usr/bin/tic$(MY_ABI) \
+	--with-infocmp-path=/usr/bin/infocmp$(MY_ABI) \
 	--with-shared \
 	--with-trace \
 	--with-xterm-kbs=DEL \
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@
 		--target=$(TARGET) \
 		--prefix=$(MINGW_TOP) \
 		--with-build-cc=$(BUILD_CC) \
+		--with-pc-suffix=$(MY_ABI) \
 		--with-pkg-config-libdir=/usr/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig \
 		$(CONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
@@ -100,8 +111,8 @@
 install-stamp: build-stamp
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	dh_clean -k
-	dh_installdirs
+	dh_prep
+	dh_installdirs      $(verbose)
 
 	$(MAKE) install.libs DESTDIR=$(MINGW_TMP)
 
@@ -121,16 +132,18 @@
 # Build architecture-dependent files here.
 binary-arch: build install
 	dh_testdir
-	dh_testroot
-	dh_installchangelogs NEWS
+	dh_testroot          $(verbose)
+	dh_lintian           $(verbose)
+	dh_installdocs       $(verbose)
+	dh_installchangelogs $(verbose) NEWS
 	# dh_strip
-	dh_compress
-	dh_fixperms
-	dh_installdeb
-	dh_shlibdeps
-	dh_gencontrol
-	dh_md5sums
-	dh_builddeb
+	dh_compress          $(verbose)
+	dh_fixperms          $(verbose)
+	dh_installdeb        $(verbose)
+	dh_shlibdeps         $(verbose)
+	dh_gencontrol        $(verbose)
+	dh_md5sums           $(verbose)
+	dh_builddeb          $(verbose)
 
 binary: binary-indep binary-arch
 .PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install install-stamp
diff --git a/package/debian-mingw64/watch b/package/debian-mingw64/watch
index 945a996..f6b3987 100644
--- a/package/debian-mingw64/watch
+++ b/package/debian-mingw64/watch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 version=3
 
-opts=passive ftp://invisible-island.net/ncurses/current/ncurses\.tar.gz \
+opts=passive ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/ncurses/current/ncurses\.tar.gz \
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