diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 32fd919..bee9ef2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 libslf4j-java (1.7.25-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Standards-Version updated to 4.5.1
+  * Switch to debhelper level 13
 
  -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:34:47 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b4de394..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-11
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cb0b66b..f04c189 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>,
  Jakub Adam <jakub.adam@ktknet.cz>
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper (>= 11),
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
  default-jdk,
  junit4,
  libbuild-helper-maven-plugin-java,