diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index e4e9d97..09db29e 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifdef RELEASE_DATE
 static const char TY_(release_date)[] = RELEASE_DATE;
 #else
-static const char TY_(release_date)[] = "1970/01/01";
+static const char TY_(release_date)[] = "2015/01/22";
 #endif
 #ifdef LIBTIDY_VERSION
 static const char TY_(library_version)[] = LIBTIDY_VERSION;