diff --git a/debian/all.maintscript-in b/debian/all.maintscript-in
deleted file mode 100644
index bf02b4f9..00000000
--- a/debian/all.maintscript-in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/debian-reference-common/docs ../../debian-reference 2.126~ debian-reference-@@
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index dab8402c..83b6fde8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ Description: metapackage to install (all) translations of Debian Reference
 
 Package: debian-reference-en
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, English original
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, English original
 
 Package: debian-reference-de
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
-Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Debian system administration guide, German translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
  system as a post-installation user's guide. It covers many aspects of system
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, German translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-fr
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, French translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -111,7 +113,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, French translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-id
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Indonesian translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -122,7 +125,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Indonesian translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-it
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Italian translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -133,7 +137,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Italian translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-ja
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Japanese translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -144,7 +149,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Japanese translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-pt
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Portuguese translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -155,7 +161,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Portuguese translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-pt-br
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Portuguese (Brazil) translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -166,7 +173,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Portuguese (Brazil) translation
 
 Package: debian-reference-zh-cn
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Chinese (Simplified) translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -177,7 +185,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Chinese (Simplified) translatio
 
 Package: debian-reference-zh-tw
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Chinese (Traditional) translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
@@ -188,7 +197,8 @@ Description: Debian system administration guide, Chinese (Traditional) translati
 
 Package: debian-reference-es
 Architecture: all
-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.126), ${misc:Depends}
+Pre-Depends: debian-reference-common (>= 2.127)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: debian-reference-en, doc-base
 Description: Debian system administration guide, Spanish translation
  This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian
diff --git a/debian/debian-reference-common.maintscript b/debian/debian-reference-common.maintscript
index 95de4e2d..ab378d0a 100644
--- a/debian/debian-reference-common.maintscript
+++ b/debian/debian-reference-common.maintscript
@@ -1 +1 @@
-symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/debian-reference-common/docs ../../debian-reference 2.126~ debian-reference-common
+symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/debian-reference-common/docs ../../debian-reference 2.127~ debian-reference-common
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 650156a4..dc55c7a7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 	  esac ; \
 	  sed  -e "s/@@/$$XX/g" < all.install-in  >$(MANUAL)-$${XX}.install ; \
 	  sed  -e "s/@@/$$XX/g" < all.links-in  >$(MANUAL)-$${XX}.links ; \
-	  sed  -e "s/@@/$$XX/g" < all.maintscript-in  >$(MANUAL)-$${XX}.maintscript ; \
 	  sed  -e "s/@@/$$XX/g" -e "s/@LANG@/$$LANGX/g" < all.doc-base-in  >$(MANUAL)-$${XX}.doc-base ; \
 	done
 	dh_auto_build $(BUILDOPT) -- \