diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5e06793d..3a6996e6 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ Depends:
 # Dependency on the package providing the current default background
  kali-wallpapers-2020.4 (>= 2021.2.0),
  ${misc:Depends}
-Recommends: kali-wallpapers-2021.4
+Recommends:
+# Temporary dependency. When version 2021.4.0 is released, move this
+# package to Depends, and move kali-wallpapers-2020.4 to Suggests.
+ kali-wallpapers-2021.4,
 Suggests:
  gtk2-engines-murrine,
 # List old wallpapers so that they are not auto-removed on upgrade