diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 588f726..fad4932 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ Authors
 - Stefan Kaes [@skaes](https://github.com/skaes)
 - Sebastian Brandt [@sebbrandt87](https://github.com/sebbrandt87)
 - Hannes Georg [@hannesg](https://github.com/hannesg)
+- Julian Tabel [@JTabel](https://github.com/JTabel)
 
 License
 -----------------
diff --git a/fpm-fry.gemspec b/fpm-fry.gemspec
index 6a1b87e..68fbcb3 100644
--- a/fpm-fry.gemspec
+++ b/fpm-fry.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name    = 'fpm-fry'
-  gem.version = '0.4.4'
+  gem.version = '0.4.5'
   gem.date    = Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 
   gem.summary = "FPM Fry"
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
     'Stefan Kaes',
     'Sebastian Brandt',
     'Hannes Georg',
+    'Julian Tabel'
   ]
   gem.email    = 'maxime.lagresle@xing.com'
   gem.homepage = 'https://github.com/xing/fpm-fry'
diff --git a/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/after_remove.erb b/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/after_remove.erb
index c02081d..702a826 100644
--- a/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/after_remove.erb
+++ b/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/after_remove.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 case "$1" in
-  remove)
+  remove|purge)
   <%= remove.join("\n") %>
   ;;
   upgrade)
diff --git a/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/before_remove.erb b/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/before_remove.erb
index c02081d..702a826 100644
--- a/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/before_remove.erb
+++ b/lib/fpm/fry/templates/debian/before_remove.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 case "$1" in
-  remove)
+  remove|purge)
   <%= remove.join("\n") %>
   ;;
   upgrade)