diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9b6edbc3..6ac12397 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ livecd-rootfs (25.04.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [ Simon Quigley ]
   * Move from http://ppa.launchpad.net to https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net
     when specifying EXTRA_PPAS.
+  * Update debhelper compat to 13, no changes needed.
 
  -- Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:12:00 +1300
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f8f011e..00000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index eb66d6d3..97763769 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: livecd-rootfs
 Section: devel
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13)
 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Vcs-Git: https://git.launchpad.net/livecd-rootfs -b ubuntu/master