diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a2111155..ca6f6087 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-debian-cd (2.2.11) unstable; urgency=low
+debian-cd (2.2.11) unstable; urgency=medium
 
-  * UNRELEASED.
   * Changed "==" test by "=" test that works with ash also. Closes: #125727
   * Corrected the rules files to remove the .#* files of CVS merges.
     Closes: #125728
   * Corrected the documentation. Closes: #125729
+  * Complains about missing Release files. Closes: #126076
 
  -- Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 04:34:03 +0100
 
diff --git a/tools/scanpackages b/tools/scanpackages
index 70e5bc7b..cacc75a1 100755
--- a/tools/scanpackages
+++ b/tools/scanpackages
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ if [ -e "$MIRROR/dists/$CODENAME/Release" ]; then
     if ($f) { 
 	unless (/^ /) { print; $f=0 }
     } else { print }' > dists/$CODENAME/Release
+else
+    echo "ERROR: Release file ($MIRROR/dists/$CODENAME/Release) is missing !"
+    exit 1
 fi
-if [ -n "$NONUS" -a -e "$NONUS/dists/$CODENAME/non-US/Release" ]; then
+if [ -n "$NONUS" ]; then
+if [ -e "$NONUS/dists/$CODENAME/non-US/Release" ]; then
     # Strip the MD5Sum and SHA1 fields
     # Update some other information as well
     sed -e "/^ /d" -e "s/^Architectures: .*$/Architectures: $ARCH/" \
@@ -50,8 +54,12 @@ if [ -n "$NONUS" -a -e "$NONUS/dists/$CODENAME/non-US/Release" ]; then
     if ($f) { 
 	unless (/^ /) { print; $f=0 }
     } else { print }' > dists/$CODENAME/non-US/Release
+else
+    echo -n "ERROR: Release file ($NONUS/dists/$CODENAME/non-US/Release)"
+    echo " is missing !"
+    exit 1
+fi
 fi
-
 # Copying release files
 for SECT in $SECTIONS; do
 	# Install the release files