diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c752c01..047465e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 libkmlframework-java (0.0.git20150825.a2e0518-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Bump debhelper from old 11 to 13.
+  * Set debhelper-compat version in Build-Depends.
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:39:23 -0000
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b36623d..4de2759 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Uploaders: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
 Section: java
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                javahelper,
                default-jdk,
                ant,