diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7a46284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VERSION=1.2.0
+REVISION=1~bpo+1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0eb0e436..53e69ebe 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-prometheus-podman3-exporter (1.3.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+prometheus-podman3-exporter (1.2.0-1~bpo+1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Debianize the package
   * Remove unnecessary files
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b9f9fdd2..d2465ea4 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/pkg-info.mk
 
 DH_GOPKG = github.com/yylyyl/prometheus-podman3-exporter
 BUILDDIR := $(CURDIR)/build
+REVISION := $(shell echo '$(DEB_VERSION)' | sed -E 's/^([^-]+-)+//')
 
 BRANCH     := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 BUILDTAGS  :=
 BUILDFLAGS  = -tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" -ldflags \
   " -X $(DH_GOPKG)/cmd.buildVersion=$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM)\
-    -X $(DH_GOPKG)/cmd.buildRevision=$(DEB_VERSION)\
+    -X $(DH_GOPKG)/cmd.buildRevision=$(REVISION)\
     -X $(DH_GOPKG)/cmd.buildBranch=$(BRANCH)"
 
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