1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index a4c7ed6..08bc587 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -30,9 +30,22 @@ def call_git_describe(abbrev=4):
     except:
         return None
 
+def parse_debian_changelog():
+    try:
+        from debian import changelog
+
+        with open(os.path.join(OWN_DIR, 'debian', 'changelog')) as cfile:
+            clog = changelog.Changelog(cfile)
+            return str(clog.get_version())
+    except:
+        return None
+
 def get_git_version(abbrev=4):
     version = call_git_describe(abbrev)
     if version is None:
+        version = parse_debian_changelog()
+
+    if version is None:
         raise ValueError("Cannot find the version number!")
 
     return re.sub('^debian/', '', version)