diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 48082f7..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 71c48c4..0109ebc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: proxmox-widget-toolkit
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                libjs-marked,
                pve-eslint (>= 7.28.0),
                sassc,