diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index f599e28..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 008c5ab..be5d58c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: eobuilder
 Maintainer: Frederic Peters <fpeters@entrouvert.com>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: dh-python, python3-setuptools, python3-all, debhelper (>= 10), dh-exec
+Build-Depends: dh-python, python3-setuptools, python3-all, debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-exec
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://dev.entrouvert.org/projects/eobuilder