diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 8bc82900a..4ac41a182 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Package: libgit2-dev
 Architecture: any
 Section: libdevel
 Multi-Arch: same
-Depends: libgit2-28 (= ${binary:Version}),
+Depends: libgit2-99 (= ${binary:Version}),
          zlib1g-dev,
          libmbedtls-dev,
          libssh2-1-dev,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Description: low-level Git library (development files)
  .
  This package contains the development files for libgit2.
 
-Package: libgit2-28
+Package: libgit2-99
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-28.install b/debian/libgit2-99.install
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/libgit2-28.install
rename to debian/libgit2-99.install
diff --git a/debian/libgit2-28.symbols b/debian/libgit2-99.symbols
similarity index 99%
rename from debian/libgit2-28.symbols
rename to debian/libgit2-99.symbols
index 77c9b10a0..48e240d5b 100644
--- a/debian/libgit2-28.symbols
+++ b/debian/libgit2-99.symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libgit2.so.28 libgit2-28 #MINVER#
+libgit2.so.99 libgit2-99 #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