diff --git a/.changeset/stupid-bears-hammer.md b/.changeset/stupid-bears-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2493af1f1bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stupid-bears-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+Use ~ as pre-release separator for deb targets
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/LinuxTargetHelper.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/LinuxTargetHelper.ts
index b4249e72fcc..699919261ef 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/LinuxTargetHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/LinuxTargetHelper.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export class LinuxTargetHelper {
       case "pacman":
         return version.replace(/-/g, "_")
       case "rpm":
+      case "deb":
         return version.replace(/-/g, "~")
       default:
         return version