diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index f599e28b..00000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3d4c1824..8572ec8b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Maintainer: Sipwise Development Team <support@sipwise.com>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Homepage: https://www.sipwise.com/
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper (>= 10~),
+ debhelper-compat (= 12),
 
 Package: ngcp-db-schema
 Architecture: all