diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index 7ff16554f..8984587ca 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ system(git describe --tags --always --dirty): hasGit=1
 !isEmpty(hasGit){
     GIT_HASH=$$system(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD )
 }
-system(echo $${VERSION}.$${GIT_HASH} > version.txt)
+
+win32{
+# date /T output is locale aware.
+    DD=$$system(date /T)
+    DATE =$$replace(DD, / , )
+}
+else{
+    DATE=$$system(date '+%y%m%d')
+}
+
+system(echo $${VERSION}.$${GIT_HASH} on $${DATE} > version.txt)
 
 # DEPENDPATH += . generators
 INCLUDEPATH += .