diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 7f8f011..ec63514 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 119f59b..c49aba8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Printing Team <debian-printing@lists.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Didier Raboud <odyx@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~)
 Homepage: http://www.openprinting.org/driver/rastertosag-gdi/
 Vcs-Git: https://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/git/printing/rastertosag-gdi.git
 Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=printing/rastertosag-gdi.git