diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index d632cdc..3f3be88 100755
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -5,4 +5,9 @@
 
 */
 
-static const char TY_(release_date)[] = "17 January 2012";
+#ifdef RELEASE_DATE
+static const char TY_(release_date)[] = RELEASE_DATE;
+#else
+static const char TY_(release_date)[] = "2014/08/03";
+#endif
+