diff --git a/.github/workflows/perl-cpan-libraries.yml b/.github/workflows/perl-cpan-libraries.yml
index 75a4f142e8..9d988460ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perl-cpan-libraries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perl-cpan-libraries.yml
@@ -313,18 +313,34 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
-      - if: ${{ contains(matrix.build_distribs, matrix.distrib) && matrix.use_dh_make_perl == 'false' }}
+      - name: Get package version
+        id: package-version
         run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install -y cpanminus ruby libcurl4-openssl-dev libssh-dev uuid-dev libczmq-dev
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y cpanminus
 
-          PACKAGE_NAME=`echo ${{ matrix.name }} | sed -e 's/::/-/g' | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' | sed -e 's/^/lib/g' | sed -e 's/$/-perl/g' | sed -e 's/liblib/lib/g'`
           if [ -z "${{ matrix.version }}" ]; then
-            PACKAGE_VERSION=""
+            CPAN_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cpanm --info ${{ matrix.name }} | sed 's/\.tar\.gz$//' | sed 's/.*\-//' | sed 's/v//')
+
+            if [[ ! $CPAN_PACKAGE_VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
+              echo "::error::Invalid version number: ${CPAN_PACKAGE_VERSION}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            PACKAGE_VERSION="${CPAN_PACKAGE_VERSION}"
           else
-            PACKAGE_VERSION=" -v ${{ matrix.version }}"
+            PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ matrix.version }}"
           fi
 
+          echo "package_version=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        shell: bash
+
+      - if: ${{ contains(matrix.build_distribs, matrix.distrib) && matrix.use_dh_make_perl == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          apt-get install -y ruby libcurl4-openssl-dev libssh-dev uuid-dev libczmq-dev
+
+          PACKAGE_NAME=`echo ${{ matrix.name }} | sed -e 's/::/-/g' | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' | sed -e 's/^/lib/g' | sed -e 's/$/-perl/g' | sed -e 's/liblib/lib/g'`
+
           if [ -z "${{ matrix.deb_dependencies }}" ]; then
             PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES=""
           else
@@ -337,21 +353,14 @@ jobs:
           cpanm Module::Install
 
           gem install fpm
-          fpm -s cpan -t ${{ matrix.package_extension }} --deb-dist ${{ matrix.distrib }} --verbose --cpan-verbose --no-cpan-test -n $PACKAGE_NAME$PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES$PACKAGE_VERSION ${{ matrix.name }}
+          fpm -s cpan -t ${{ matrix.package_extension }} --deb-dist ${{ matrix.distrib }} --iteration ${{ matrix.distrib }} --verbose --cpan-verbose --no-cpan-test -n $PACKAGE_NAME$PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES -v ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.package_version }} ${{ matrix.name }}
         shell: bash
 
       - if: ${{ contains(matrix.build_distribs, matrix.distrib) && matrix.use_dh_make_perl == 'true' }}
         run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install -y cpanminus libcurl4-openssl-dev dh-make-perl libssh-dev uuid-dev libczmq-dev libmodule-install-perl
-
-          if [ -z "${{ matrix.version }}" ]; then
-            PACKAGE_VERSION=""
-          else
-            PACKAGE_VERSION="--version ${{ matrix.version }}-${{ matrix.distrib }}"
-          fi
+          apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev dh-make-perl libssh-dev uuid-dev libczmq-dev libmodule-install-perl
 
-          DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="nocheck nodocs notest" dh-make-perl make --build $PACKAGE_VERSION --cpan ${{ matrix.name }}
+          DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="nocheck nodocs notest" dh-make-perl make --dist ${{ matrix.distrib }} --build --version ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.package_version }}-${{ matrix.distrib }} --cpan ${{ matrix.name }}
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Replace '::' with - in the feature path