diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8ea2bc5..83671bf 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-nut (2.6.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+nut (2.6.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release (Closes: #594989)
   * debian/control:
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ nut (2.6.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/nut-server.init:
     - add udev as Required-Start/Stop (Closes: #642412)
     - remove legacy support for /etc/default/nut (Closes: #638021)
+  * debian/patches/0003-libupsclient-version.patch: added to fix the missing
+    libupsclient version info bump
+  * debian/libupsclient1-dev.links: update link name
+  * debian/libupsclient1.symbols: add with upscli_tryconnect
   * debian/nut.TODO.Debian: update and complete the TODO list
 
  -- Arnaud Quette <aquette@debian.org>  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:39:16 +0200
diff --git a/debian/libupsclient1-dev.links b/debian/libupsclient1-dev.links
index 107c217..0ac64c7 100644
--- a/debian/libupsclient1-dev.links
+++ b/debian/libupsclient1-dev.links
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/lib/libupsclient.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libupsclient.so
+/lib/libupsclient.so.1.1.0 /usr/lib/libupsclient.so
diff --git a/debian/libupsclient1.symbols b/debian/libupsclient1.symbols
index f9cd39a..85e4066 100644
--- a/debian/libupsclient1.symbols
+++ b/debian/libupsclient1.symbols
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ libupsclient.so.1 libupsclient1 #MINVER#
  upscli_sslcert@Base 2.4.1
  upscli_strerror@Base 2.4.1
  upscli_upserror@Base 2.4.1
+ upscli_tryconnect@Base 2.6.2
diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-libupsclient-version.patch b/debian/patches/0003-libupsclient-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b02835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0003-libupsclient-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/clients/Makefile.am
++++ b/clients/Makefile.am
+@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
+ if WITH_SSL
+   libupsclient_la_LIBADD += $(LIBSSL_LIBS)
+ endif
+-libupsclient_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
++libupsclient_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:1
+diff -ru nut-2.6.2.orig/clients/Makefile.in nut-2.6.2/clients/Makefile.in
+--- a/clients/Makefile.in
++++ b/clients/Makefile.in
+@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
+ # not LDADD.
+ libupsclient_la_SOURCES = upsclient.c upsclient.h
+ libupsclient_la_LIBADD = ../common/libparseconf.la $(am__append_4)
+-libupsclient_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
++libupsclient_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:1
+ all: all-am
+ 
+ .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 9e8eaf1..6ea723f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0001-fix_spelling_and_typo.patch
 0002-nut-monitor-paths.patch
+0003-libupsclient-version.patch
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8fa38f7..871ffb1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
-DEB_AUTO_UPDATE_ACLOCAL   := 1.11
-DEB_AUTO_UPDATE_LIBTOOL   := pre
-include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/autoreconf.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/python-module.mk