3 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e795f76cc..0cf104f77 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+openssh (1:8.0p1-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use debhelper-compat instead of debian/compat.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Sat, 03 Aug 2019 12:49:17 +0100
+
 openssh (1:8.0p1-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Upload to unstable.
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec635144f..000000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0e4388429..b09575308 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Debian OpenSSH Maintainers <debian-ssh@lists.debian.org>
 Build-Depends: autotools-dev,
                debhelper (>= 9.20160709~),
+               debhelper-compat (= 9),
                dh-autoreconf,
                dh-exec,
                dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.1~),