diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9dca9484d..9ca29db72 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Required variables
 # 
-version  := 2.6.12
+version  := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -n 's/^Source: linux-kernel-\(.\+\)$$/\1/p')
 abiname  := 1
 ltver    := 1
 #