diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 74037825d..db3f79e6d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Package: libgit2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Section: libdevel
 Multi-Arch: same
-Depends: libgit2-99 (= ${binary:Version}),
+Depends: libgit2-0.99 (= ${binary:Version}),
          zlib1g-dev,
          libmbedtls-dev,
          libssh2-1-dev,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Description: low-level Git library (development files)
  .
  This package contains the development files for libgit2.
 
-Package: libgit2-99
+Package: libgit2-0.99
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-99.install b/debian/libgit2-0.99.install
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/libgit2-99.install
rename to debian/libgit2-0.99.install
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-99.symbols b/debian/libgit2-0.99.symbols
similarity index 99%
rename from debian/libgit2-99.symbols
rename to debian/libgit2-0.99.symbols
index 3103b0141..8594cd9b0 100644
--- a/debian/libgit2-99.symbols
+++ b/debian/libgit2-0.99.symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libgit2.so.0.99 libgit2-99 #MINVER#
+libgit2.so.0.99 libgit2-0.99 #MINVER#
  git_annotated_commit_free@Base 0.26.0
  git_annotated_commit_from_fetchhead@Base 0.26.0
  git_annotated_commit_from_ref@Base 0.26.0