diff --git a/CPackProperties.cmake.in b/CPackProperties.cmake.in
index 824c50f93e..6faf88d20e 100644
--- a/CPackProperties.cmake.in
+++ b/CPackProperties.cmake.in
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "@REV_VERSION@")
 # Name the output file with the correct version
 string(REPLACE "#CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION#" "@REV_VERSION@" CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}")
 
+string(REGEX REPLACE "^jgrpp-" "" CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
 if (CPACK_BUNDLE_PLIST_SOURCE)
     # Rewrite the Info.plist.in to contain the correct version
     file(READ ${CPACK_BUNDLE_PLIST_SOURCE} INFO_PLIST_CONTENT)