diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 866f0aa..e69e603 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ app_rls_minor=$(echo $app_cv_release.0.0 | cut -d. -f2)
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_MAJOR_RELEASE, $app_rls_major)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_MINOR_RELEASE, $app_rls_minor)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_RELEASE, `date +%y%j`)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_RELEASE, $app_cv_release)
 
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_RELEASE,$app_cv_release)
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_MAJOR_RELEASE,$app_rls_major)
--
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