diff --git a/debian/build-git-snapshot b/debian/build-git-snapshot
index 41f9d857d3..9bdd365ac9 100755
--- a/debian/build-git-snapshot
+++ b/debian/build-git-snapshot
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ latest_sha1() {
 }
 
 newversion() {
-    printf '3.2.git%s.%s' $(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S) $(latest_sha1)
+    printf '3.2~git%s.%s' $(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S) $(latest_sha1)
 }
 
 adjust_debian_changelog() {