diff --git a/debian/watch b/debian/watch
index ac388170..2f3c7707 100644
--- a/debian/watch
+++ b/debian/watch
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 version=4
-https://download.gnome.org/sources/@PACKAGE@/([\d\.]+[02468])/ \
-	@PACKAGE@@ANY_VERSION@\.tar\.xz
+opts="uversionmangle=s/\.(alpha|beta|rc)/~$1/" \
+https://download.gnome.org/sources/@PACKAGE@/@ANY_VERSION@/ \
+@PACKAGE@@ANY_VERSION@\.tar\.xz