diff --git a/contrib/debian/compat b/contrib/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 48082f72f..000000000
--- a/contrib/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-12
diff --git a/contrib/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
index 0700c45be..bac14747f 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: shells
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: ridiculous_fish <corydoras@ridiculousfish.com>
 Uploaders: David Adam <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
 # -web is for Debian's updated version, -X.Y is for Ubuntu's backported versions
  cargo (>= 1.85) | cargo-web (>= 1.85) | cargo-1.85,
  cmake (>= 3.15.0),