diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0d2a0e9..2e066c8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   * New upstream release.
   * Bump Standards-Version.
+  * Use debhelper 12.
   * Drop bench directory from source.
 
  -- Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>  Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:57:23 +0200
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index b4de394..48082f7 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-11
+12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f66d6cf..05e8f72 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team <team+pkg-go@tracker.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Sascha Steinbiss <satta@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12),
                dh-golang,
                golang-any,
                golang-github-stretchr-testify-dev