diff --git a/runtime/syntax/debchangelog.vim b/runtime/syntax/debchangelog.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Debian changelog files
+" Maintainer:	Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
+" Last Change:	30 April 2001
+
+" Standard syntax initialization
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Case doesn't matter for us
+syn case ignore
+
+" Define some common expressions we can use later on
+syn match debchangelogName	contained "^[[:alpha:]][[:alnum:].+-]\+ "
+syn match debchangelogUrgency	contained "; urgency=\(low\|medium\|high\|critical\)"
+syn match debchangelogTarget	contained "\( stable\| frozen\| unstable\| experimental\)\+"
+syn match debchangelogVersion	contained "(.\{-})"
+syn match debchangelogCloses	contained "closes:\s*\(bug\)\=#\s\=\d\+\(,\s*\(bug\)\=#\s\=\d\+\)*"
+syn match debchangelogEmail	contained "[_=[:alnum:].+-]\+@[[:alnum:]./\-]\+"
+syn match debchangelogEmail	contained "<.\{-}>"
+
+" Define the entries that make up the changelog
+syn region debchangelogHeader start="^[^ ]" end="$" contains=debchangelogName,debchangelogUrgency,debchangelogTarget,debchangelogVersion oneline
+syn region debchangelogFooter start="^ [^ ]" end="$" contains=debchangelogEmail oneline
+syn region debchangelogEntry start="^  " end="$" contains=debchangelogCloses oneline
+
+" Associate our matches and regions with pretty colours
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_debchangelog_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_debchangelog_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink debchangelogHeader		Error
+  HiLink debchangelogFooter		Identifier
+  HiLink debchangelogEntry		Normal
+  HiLink debchangelogCloses		Statement
+  HiLink debchangelogUrgency		Identifier
+  HiLink debchangelogName		Comment
+  HiLink debchangelogVersion		Identifier
+  HiLink debchangelogTarget		Identifier
+  HiLink debchangelogEmail		Special
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "debchangelog"
+
+" vim: ts=8 sw=2