diff --git a/gitdch b/gitdch
index 123133f..e856523 100755
--- a/gitdch
+++ b/gitdch
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ changelog_lines = []
 for version in versions:
     # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
     changelog_lines.append(
-        '{package} ({version}-1) {code_name}; urgency={urgency}\n\n'.format(
+        '{package} ({version}) {code_name}; urgency={urgency}\n\n'.format(
             package=options.package_name,
             version=version['name'],
             code_name=options.code_name,