diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 6cbe4dc..98b80ad 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ debian-tag-msg = %(pkg)s v%(version)s
 
 [tag]
 sign-tags = true
+
+[dch]
+postedit = sed -i s"@^\( \+version: '\)[0-9.]\+\(',\)@\1$GBP_DEBIAN_VERSION\2@" meson.build