diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dbcd3c9e..bade9953 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ build-snapshot:
 	@echo "building a package based on the current snapshot (${VERSION})"
 	svn update || true
 	svn export . ../alternc-${VERSION}
-	cd ../alternc-${VERSION} && sed -i -e '0,/UNRELEASED/s/)/~svn${REV})/' debian/changelog && debuild
+	cd ../alternc-${VERSION} && sed -i -e '1s/)/~svn${REV})/' debian/changelog && debuild