diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c18aaf3..e409c8b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: commit-patch
 Section: vcs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: David Caldwell <david@porkrind.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13~), perl
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), perl
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
 Homepage: https://porkrind.org/commit-patch/
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/caldwell/commit-patch.git -b debian