diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0cf56f6..11ac298 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+libosmocore (0.5.3+git1-1) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix issue with package version.
+
+ -- Eric Butler <eric@codebutler.com>  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:43:17 -0700
+
 libosmocore (0.5.3+git1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * Updated debian package.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 979d985..430babc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+DEBIAN  := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Version: | cut -d' ' -f2)
+DEBVERS := $(shell echo '$(DEBIAN)' | cut -d- -f1)
+VERSION := $(shell echo '$(DEBVERS)' | sed -e 's/[+-].*//' -e 's/~//g')
+
 CFLAGS = -Wall -g
 
 %:
-	dh --with autoreconf $@ 
+	dh --with autoreconf $@ --fail-missing
 
 #override_dh_strip:
 #	dh_strip --dbg-package=libosmocore-dbg
 
+override_dh_autoreconf:
+	echo $(VERSION) > .tarball-version
+	dh_autoreconf
+
 override_dh_auto_test:
 #	tests are broken...