diff --git a/backportpackage b/backportpackage
index 5a00098..0504dc5 100755
--- a/backportpackage
+++ b/backportpackage
@@ -269,9 +269,7 @@ def orig_needed(upload, workdir, pkg):
     ppa = upload.split(':', 1)[1]
     user, ppa = ppa.split('/', 1)
 
-    version = pkg.version.full_version
-    if pkg.version.epoch:
-        version = version.split(pkg.version.epoch, 1)[1]
+    version = pkg.version.upstream_version
 
     h = Http()
     for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(workdir,
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fc732c0..8921141 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.143) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * backportpackage: Fix filenames searched when looking for existing
+    .orig.tar.foo files (to determine if we need to upload it again or not).
+    (LP: #1007908)
+
+ -- Iain Lane <laney@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:25:50 +0100
+
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.142) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Stefano Rivera ]