diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index bfe534078..f08e51cba 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Package: libgit2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Section: libdevel
 Multi-Arch: same
-Depends: libgit2-27 (= ${binary:Version}), libz-dev,
+Depends: libgit2-28 (= ${binary:Version}), libz-dev,
          libmbedtls-dev, libssh2-1-dev,
          libhttp-parser-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: low-level Git library (development files)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Description: low-level Git library (development files)
  .
  This package contains the development files for libgit2.
 
-Package: libgit2-27
+Package: libgit2-28
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-27.install b/debian/libgit2-28.install
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/libgit2-27.install
rename to debian/libgit2-28.install
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-27.symbols b/debian/libgit2-28.symbols
similarity index 99%
rename from debian/libgit2-27.symbols
rename to debian/libgit2-28.symbols
index fee6c59c9..53aee5813 100644
--- a/debian/libgit2-27.symbols
+++ b/debian/libgit2-28.symbols
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# SymbolsHelper-Confirmed: 0.27.0 amd64
-libgit2.so.27 libgit2-27 #MINVER#
+libgit2.so.28 libgit2-28 #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