diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 51763cb051..baa34ca082 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Uploaders: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>,
 Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                at-spi2-core <!nocheck>,
                dbus <!nocheck>,
-               debhelper-compat (= 12),
+               debhelper-compat (= 13),
                dh-sequence-gir,
                fonts-cantarell <!nocheck>,
                fonts-dejavu-core <!nocheck>,
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 3e109b87ee..aca7f71cf7 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Uploaders: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>, @GNOME_TEAM@
 Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                at-spi2-core <!nocheck>,
                dbus <!nocheck>,
-               debhelper-compat (= 12),
+               debhelper-compat (= 13),
                dh-sequence-gir,
                fonts-cantarell <!nocheck>,
                fonts-dejavu-core <!nocheck>,