diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 701d310..1961e7c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
 
-INSTALL_FLAGS := PREFIX=/usr GOOS=linux GOBUILDFLAGS="-v --buildmode=pie -ldflags=\"-v -s -w\""
+INSTALL_FLAGS := PREFIX=/usr GOOS=linux GOBUILDFLAGS="-v --buildmode=pie -ldflags=\"-v -s -w -X main.VersionString=$(DEB_VERSION)\""
 
 %:
 	dh $@ -P debian/pkgroot