diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 94fdb87..92bd0bb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ python-oslo.db (2.2.0-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.
   * Fixed (build-)depends for this release.
+  * Priority: extra for transition packages.
 
  -- Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:37:49 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 77cefe5..f697939 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Description: database connectivity to the different backends and helper utils -
 
 Package: python-oslo-db
 Section: oldlibs
+Priority: extra
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python-oslo.db,
          ${misc:Depends},
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ Description: transitional dummy package for python-oslo-db
 
 Package: python-oslo-db-doc
 Section: oldlibs
+Priority: extra
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python-oslo.db-doc,
          ${misc:Depends},