diff --git a/docs/manual/appendix-checklist.xml b/docs/manual/appendix-checklist.xml
index 4c419570e1..538ba5e84d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/appendix-checklist.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/appendix-checklist.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
          <para>
           <option>--gst-debug-level=<replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option> 
 	  will set the default debug level (which can range from 0 (no
-          output) to 5 (everything)).
+          output) to 9 (everything)).
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index 0c947f99e2..47f1f2a94f 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ gst_init_get_option_group (void)
         NULL},
     {"gst-debug-level", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK,
           (gpointer) parse_goption_arg,
-          N_("Default debug level from 1 (only error) to 5 (anything) or "
+          N_("Default debug level from 1 (only error) to 9 (anything) or "
               "0 for no output"),
         N_("LEVEL")},
     {"gst-debug", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (gpointer) parse_goption_arg,
diff --git a/tests/misc/test-gstreamer-completion.sh b/tests/misc/test-gstreamer-completion.sh
index cb2e29c2c9..2aae688f15 100755
--- a/tests/misc/test-gstreamer-completion.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/test-gstreamer-completion.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ _assert_expected() {
 test_gst_inspect_completion '' -- --version --gst-debug-level coreelements fakesrc
 test_gst_inspect_completion --ver -- --version
 test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-le -- --gst-debug-level
-test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level '' -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
-test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level = -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
-test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level= -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
+test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level '' -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level = -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level= -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 test_gst_inspect_completion --gst-debug-level=4 -- 4
 test_gst_inspect_completion coreel -- coreelements
 test_gst_inspect_completion fake -- fakesrc fakesink
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ test_gst_launch_completion() {
 test_gst_launch_completion '' -- --eos-on-shutdown --gst-debug-level fakesrc fakesink
 test_gst_launch_completion --mes -- --messages
 test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-le -- --gst-debug-level
-test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level '' -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
-test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level = -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
-test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level= -- 0 1 2 3 4 5
+test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level '' -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level = -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level= -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 test_gst_launch_completion --gst-debug-level=4 -- 4
 test_gst_launch_completion fak -- fakesrc fakesink
 test_gst_launch_completion --messages fak -- fakesrc fakesink