diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 7f8f011..ec63514 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index af40c09..dd7f882 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: python-django-mellon
 Maintainer: Entr'ouvert <info@entrouvert.com>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: python-setuptools (>= 0.6b3), python-all (>= 2.7), debhelper (>= 7.4.3),
+Build-Depends: python-setuptools (>= 0.6b3), python-all (>= 2.7), debhelper (>= 9),
  python-django (>= 1.5), dh-python, python3-all, python3-setuptools, python3-django,
  python-lasso, python3-lasso
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1