diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 637a2d3..5440fb4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-click (7.0-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use debhelper-compat instead of debian/compat.
+
+ -- Ondřej Nový <onovy@debian.org>  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:34:51 +0200
+
 python-click (7.0-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/control
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec63514..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 94edce5..9865480 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>
 Uploaders: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.alioth.debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 9),
                dh-python,
                python-all,
                python-setuptools,