diff --git a/docs/TODO b/docs/TODO
index 158d3c317..ee0f188b4 100644
--- a/docs/TODO
+++ b/docs/TODO
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
  2.5 Edge-triggered sockets should work
 
  3. Documentation
- 3.1 Update date and version in man pages
  3.2 Provide cmake config-file
 
  4. FTP
@@ -444,12 +443,6 @@
 
 3. Documentation
 
-3.1 Update date and version in man pages
-
- 'maketgz' or another suitable script could update the .TH sections of the man
- pages at release time to use the current date and curl/libcurl version
- number.
-
 3.2 Provide cmake config-file
 
  A config-file package is a set of files provided by us to allow applications
diff --git a/maketgz b/maketgz
index a68a9e92b..2cc8e1364 100755
--- a/maketgz
+++ b/maketgz
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ else
   automake --include-deps Makefile >/dev/null
 fi
 
+############################################################################
+#
+# Modify the man pages to display the version number and date.
+#
+
+echo "update man pages"
+./scripts/updatemanpages.pl $version
+
 ############################################################################
 #
 # Update the IDE files