diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index ae59a48..2277c4f 100755
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ WriteMakefile(
 	'EXE_FILES'	=> ['alien'],
 	# Pure evil. Hook into build and install targets
 	'depend'	=> {'all:' => 'extra_build',
+	# Why build on clean? Because I want to ensure the spec file
+	# gets put in the tarball, and so it has to happen in debian/rules
+	# clean
+			    'clean:' => 'extra_build',
 			    'install:' => 'extra_install',
 			    'pure_install:' => 'extra_install'},
 	'clean'		=> {FILES => 'alien'},
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8497094..c7dfa02 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-alien (6.99.3) unstable; urgency=low
+alien (6.999) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Major typo fix in Tgz.pm.
   * Fixed newlines in tgz filelist.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9f03102..e9827f5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ clean:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp
+	perl Makefile.PL
 	-$(MAKE) realclean
 	dh_clean