diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4582507b8..dbd253b0b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,27 +15,27 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/gramps.git
 Vcs-browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/gramps.git
 Homepage: http://www.gramps-project.org/
-X-Python-Version: >= 2.7
+X-Python-Version: >= 3.0
 
 Package: python-gramps
 Architecture: all
 Depends:
  gir1.2-gtk-3.0,
  librsvg2-2,
- python-gi,
- python-gi-cairo,
+ python3-gi,
+ python3-gi-cairo,
  xdg-utils,
  ${misc:Depends},
  ${python:Depends}
 Recommends:
  graphviz,
  libosmgpsmap-1.0-0-dev,
- python-pyicu
+ python3-pyicu
 Suggests:
  fonts-freefont-ttf,
  gir1.2-gexiv2-0.4,
  gir1.2-gtk-gtkspell3-3.0,
- python-pil,
+ python3-pil,
  rcs
 Description: Genealogical research program
  GRAMPS is an Open Source genealogy program written in Python, using
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 03be06977..e1f325b77 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,32 +5,32 @@ export DH_VERBOSE=1
 export DH_OPTIONS=-v
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with python2
+	dh $@ --with python3
 
 # Override auto test because upstream do not use the standard unittest discover
 override_dh_auto_test:
 
 # Override of auto_build
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	python setup.py build
+	python3 setup.py build
 
 # Override of auto_install to remove information from package
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	#dh_auto_install
 	# Remove duplicate copyright information
-	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/COPYING
+	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/COPYING
 	# Remove install file as it is not needed by package users
-	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/INSTALL
+	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/INSTALL
 	# Remove duplicate license information
-	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/LICENSE
-	python setup.py install --root=debian/python-gramps --install-layout=deb
+	#rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/LICENSE
+	python3 setup.py install --root=debian/python3-gramps --install-layout=deb
 
 # Make css style sheets and png icons non-executable
 override_dh_fixperms:
 	dh_fixperms
-	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/gramps/css/Web_*.css
-	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/gramps/images/22x22/gramps*.png
-	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python-gramps/usr/share/gramps/images/16x16/gramps*.png
+	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/gramps/css/Web_*.css
+	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/gramps/images/22x22/gramps*.png
+	chmod a-x $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/gramps/images/16x16/gramps*.png
 
 # Avoid compressing COPYING file so that it can appear in the "About" dialog
 override_dh_compress: