diff --git a/cmake/package_deb.cmake b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
index 9f768e3e5..b1747ef37 100644
--- a/cmake/package_deb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND lsb_release -cs OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_CODENAME OUTPUT_STRI
 execute_process(COMMAND dpkg --print-architecture OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_ARCHITECTURE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE ${DEB_ARCHITECTURE})
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}-${MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER}~${DEB_CODENAME}")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}~${DEB_CODENAME}")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "${MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER}")
 
 if(TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "core" OR TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "all")