diff --git a/cmake/package_deb.cmake b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
index 34720de66..9f768e3e5 100644
--- a/cmake/package_deb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND dpkg --print-architecture OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_ARCHITECTU
 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}~${DEB_CODENAME}")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "${DEB_CODENAME}")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "${MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER}")
 
 if(TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "core" OR TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "all")
   set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)