diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index df688bdcb..8ca49cc8b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SHELL    := sh -e
 karch    := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH)
 major    := $(major_v).$(minor_v)
 srcver   := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | awk '/^Version:/ {print $$2}')
+ltver    := $(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(srcver)))
 release  := $(version)-$(ltver)
 uver     := $(subst .,_,$(version))
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