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diff --git a/perl-policy.sgml b/perl-policy.sgml
index ef1fbe6..58c3332 100644
--- a/perl-policy.sgml
+++ b/perl-policy.sgml
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@
 	</p>
 	<p>
 	  The <package>perl-base</package> package must provide
-	  <package>perlapi-<var>version</var></package> for all released
-	  versions it is compatible with.
+	  <package>perlapi-<var>abiname</var></package> for all released
+	  package versions it is compatible with. The choice of
+	  <var>abiname</var> is arbitrary, but if it differs from
+	  <tt>$Config{version}</tt>, it must be specified in
+	  <tt>$Config{debian_abi}</tt>.
 	</p>
       </sect>
 
@@ -348,8 +351,9 @@ $(MAKE) install PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/&lt;tmp&gt;/usr
 	    a minimum version of the <package>perl</package> package
 	    used to build the module, and must additionally depend on
 	    the expansion of
-	    <package>perlapi-$Config{version}</package> using
-	    the <tt>Config</tt> module.
+	    <package>perlapi-$Config{debian_abi}</package> using
+	    the <tt>Config</tt> module. If <tt>$Config{debian_abi}</tt>
+	    is empty or not set, <tt>$Config{version}</tt> must be used.
 	  </p>
 	</sect1>