3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 282b79487..dce2dabe9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ openssh (1:4.2p1-8) unstable; urgency=low
     dependencies for udebs (closes: #360068). This build-dependency can be
     ignored if building on sarge.
 
+  [ Colin Watson ]
+  * Switch to debhelper compatibility level 4, since we now require
+    debhelper 4 even on sarge anyway for udeb support.
+
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:19:21 +0100
 
 openssh (1:4.2p1-7) unstable; urgency=low
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8626c4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 55de7927b..422fafaf9 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 # export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
-# This is the debhelper compatibility version to use.
-export DH_COMPAT=3
-
 # This has to be exported to make some magic below work.
 export DH_OPTIONS