diff --git a/include/curl/curlver.h b/include/curl/curlver.h
index 5d3e160f0..227571cd3 100644
--- a/include/curl/curlver.h
+++ b/include/curl/curlver.h
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
  * timestamp is not stored in git, as the timestamp is properly set in the
  * tarballs by the maketgz script.
  *
- * The format of the date should follow this template:
+ * The format of the date follows this template:
  *
- * "Mon Feb 12 11:35:33 UTC 2007"
+ * "2007-11-23"
  */
-#define LIBCURL_TIMESTAMP "DEV"
+#define LIBCURL_TIMESTAMP "[unreleased]"
 
 #define CURL_VERSION_BITS(x,y,z) ((x)<<16|(y)<<8|z)
 #define CURL_AT_LEAST_VERSION(x,y,z) \
diff --git a/maketgz b/maketgz
index 2cc8e1364..a1509819c 100755
--- a/maketgz
+++ b/maketgz
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ if test -z "$only"; then
     PLIST="$PLIST$ext"
 fi
 
-# requires a date command that knows -u for UTC time zone
-datestamp=`LC_TIME=C date -u`
+# requires a date command that knows + for format
+datestamp=`date +"%F"`
 
 # Replace version number in header file:
 sed -i -e 's/^#define LIBCURL_VERSION .*/#define LIBCURL_VERSION "'$libversion'"/g' \
diff --git a/src/tool_help.c b/src/tool_help.c
index 668499cca..46aae4527 100644
--- a/src/tool_help.c
+++ b/src/tool_help.c
@@ -516,6 +516,12 @@ void tool_version_info(void)
   const char *const *proto;
 
   printf(CURL_ID "%s\n", curl_version());
+#ifdef CURL_PATCHSTAMP
+  printf("Release-Date: %s, security patched: %s\n",
+         LIBCURL_TIMESTAMP, CURL_PATCHSTAMP);
+#else
+  printf("Release-Date: %s\n", LIBCURL_TIMESTAMP);
+#endif
   if(curlinfo->protocols) {
     printf("Protocols: ");
     for(proto = curlinfo->protocols; *proto; ++proto) {