--- a/check_release.pl	Fri Nov 03 10:26:01 2017 +0100
+++ b/check_release.pl	Fri Nov 03 11:18:53 2017 +0100
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 =item B<-u>|B<--url> I<url>
 
-URL where to search for the search string (default: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/index.html)
+URL where to search for the search string (default: https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/index.html)
 
 =item B<-s>|B<--search> I<string>