diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 32dba2b..89ce1e7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
+
 PHP_DEFAULT_VERSION    := 7.0
 PHP_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS := 7.0
 
 , := ,
 PHP_DEV_PACKAGES       := $(addprefix php,$(addsuffix -dev$(,),$(PHP_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS))), $(addprefix php,$(addsuffix -json$(,),$(PHP_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS)))
 
+PHP_DEB_VERSION := 0:$(PHP_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS: =+)+$(DEB_VERSION)
+
 SED=sed
 
 export DH_OPTIONS
@@ -55,4 +59,7 @@ override_dh_fixperms-indep:
 	dh_fixperms -i  -pphp-common -X/var/lib/php/sessions
 	dh_fixperms -i --remaining-packages
 
+override_dh_gencontrol:
+	dh_gencontrol -- -v$(PHP_DEB_VERSION)
+
 .PHONY: debian/control