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 cf2ea67..7fd84fe 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Section: misc
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Lev Lamberov <dogsleg@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~),
                libncurses-dev,
                libtinfo-dev,
                lsb-release