diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index d0208d4..4e6b993 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 debian-branch = main
 debian-tag = v%(version)s
 debian-tag-msg = %(pkg)s v%(version)s
+
+[dch]
+postedit = sed -i s"@^\( \+version: '\)[0-9.]\+\(',\)@\1$GBP_DEBIAN_VERSION\2@" meson.build
+