diff --git a/deb/common/rules b/deb/common/rules
index d9e53a6311..2933c7bf63 100755
--- a/deb/common/rules
+++ b/deb/common/rules
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 VERSION ?= $(shell cat engine/VERSION)
 TARGET_ARCH = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_TARGET_ARCH)
+# TODO(thaJeztah): allow passing this version when building.
+PKG_REVISION ?= 1
+export PKG_REVISION
 
 # force packages to be built with xz compression, as Ubuntu 21.10 and up use
 # zstd compression, which is non-standard, and breaks 'dpkg-sig --verify'
@@ -111,11 +114,11 @@ override_dh_install:
 override_dh_gencontrol:
 	# Use separate version for the buildx-plugin package, then generate the other control files as usual
 	# TODO override "Source" field in control as well (to point to buildx, as it doesn't match the package name)
-	dh_gencontrol -pdocker-buildx-plugin -- -v$${BUILDX_DEB_VERSION#v}~$${DISTRO}-$${SUITE}
+	dh_gencontrol -pdocker-buildx-plugin -- -v$${BUILDX_DEB_VERSION#v}-$${PKG_REVISION}~$${DISTRO}.$${VERSION_ID}-$${SUITE}
 
 	# Use separate version for the compose-plugin package, then generate the other control files as usual
 	# TODO override "Source" field in control as well (to point to compose, as it doesn't match the package name)
-	dh_gencontrol -pdocker-compose-plugin -- -v$${COMPOSE_DEB_VERSION#v}~$${DISTRO}-$${SUITE}
+	dh_gencontrol -pdocker-compose-plugin -- -v$${COMPOSE_DEB_VERSION#v}-$${PKG_REVISION}~$${DISTRO}.$${VERSION_ID}-$${SUITE}
 
 	# Use separate version for the scan-plugin package, then generate the other control files as usual
 	# TODO override "Source" field in control as well (to point to scan-cli-plugin, as it doesn't match the package name)