diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index f599e28b8ab0d8c9c57a486c89c4a5132dcbd3b2..48082f72f087ce7e6fa75b9c41d7387daecd447b 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10
+12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3fc60820e0166d0b49e2811ccf912ff45d781036..ccbbeb9bcb88dbe0a2cd94eb3e6f35f8877d1fca 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: apache-exporter
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Autistici/Inventati <debian@autistici.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10~), golang-go, dh-golang
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), golang-go, dh-golang
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: apache-exporter