diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 98f128497e..0e4cda20ab 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ XB-Ruby-Versions: ${ruby:Versions}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
  lsb-base (>= 3.0-6),
  git (>= 1:2.7.3~),
- rake,
+ rake (>= 12.3.0~),
  bundler,
  postgresql-client,
  dbconfig-pgsql | dbconfig-no-thanks,