diff --git a/src/packagedcode/debian.py b/src/packagedcode/debian.py
index 7d713a18bb..860144b972 100644
--- a/src/packagedcode/debian.py
+++ b/src/packagedcode/debian.py
@@ -673,9 +673,19 @@ def build_package_data(debian_data, datasource_id, package_type='deb', distro=No
     source_packages = []
     source = debian_data.get('source')
     if source:
+        # source package strings often have version in them like:
+        # Source: util-linux (2.36.1-8+deb11u1)
+        if " (" in source and ")" in source:
+            source_name, source_version = source.split(" (")
+            source_version, _ = source_version.split(")")
+        else:
+            source_name = source
+            source_version = None
+
         source_pkg_purl = PackageURL(
             type=package_type,
-            name=source,
+            name=source_name,
+            version=source_version,
             namespace=distro,
         ).to_string()
 
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status b/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09be034f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Package: bsdutils
+Essential: yes
+Status: install ok installed
+Priority: required
+Section: utils
+Installed-Size: 394
+Maintainer: util-linux packagers <util-linux@packages.debian.org>
+Architecture: amd64
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Source: util-linux (2.36.1-8+deb11u1)
+Version: 1:2.36.1-8+deb11u1
+Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libsystemd0
+Recommends: bsdextrautils
+Description: basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
+ This package contains the bare minimum of BSD utilities needed for a Debian
+ system: logger, renice, script, scriptlive, scriptreplay and wall. The
+ remaining standard BSD utilities are provided by bsdextrautils.
+Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa688ca37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/debian/status-with-source/status.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "deb",
+    "namespace": "debian",
+    "name": "bsdutils",
+    "version": "1:2.36.1-8+deb11u1",
+    "qualifiers": {
+      "arch": "amd64"
+    },
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": "basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite\n This package contains the bare minimum of BSD utilities needed for a Debian\n system: logger, renice, script, scriptlive, scriptreplay and wall. The\n remaining standard BSD utilities are provided by bsdextrautils.",
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [
+      {
+        "type": null,
+        "role": "maintainer",
+        "name": "util-linux packagers <util-linux@packages.debian.org>",
+        "email": null,
+        "url": null
+      }
+    ],
+    "keywords": [
+      "utils"
+    ],
+    "homepage_url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/",
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": null,
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "license_detections": [],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": null,
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [
+      "pkg:deb/debian/util-linux@2.36.1-8%2Bdeb11u1"
+    ],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "extra_data": {
+      "multi_arch": "foreign"
+    },
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": null,
+    "repository_download_url": null,
+    "api_data_url": null,
+    "datasource_id": "debian_installed_status_db",
+    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/bsdutils@1:2.36.1-8%2Bdeb11u1?arch=amd64"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/test_debian.py b/tests/packagedcode/test_debian.py
index b9756679d7..2cc77c7dbe 100644
--- a/tests/packagedcode/test_debian.py
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/test_debian.py
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ def test_parse_status_file_basic(self):
         packages = list(debian.DebianInstalledStatusDatabaseHandler.parse(test_file))
         self.check_packages_data(packages, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
 
+    def test_parse_status_file_with_source_packages(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('debian/status-with-source/status')
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('debian/status-with-source/status.expected')
+        packages = list(debian.DebianInstalledStatusDatabaseHandler.parse(test_file))
+        self.check_packages_data(packages, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+
     def test_parse_status_file_perl_error(self):
         test_file = self.get_test_loc('debian/mini-status/status')
         expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('debian/mini-status/status.expected')