diff --git a/debian/patches/debian-changes b/debian/patches/debian-changes
index 47fef87..63cd7e7 100644
--- a/debian/patches/debian-changes
+++ b/debian/patches/debian-changes
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ Combined patches from git.
  	DOXY_VERSION=`$(DOXYDOC) --version|cut -f1 -d' '`; \
 -	YEAR=`date +%Y`; \
 +	YEAR=`date -ud'$(DEB_DATE)' +%Y`; \
-+	TODAY=`date -ud'$(DEB_DATE)' +'%B %e, %Y'`; \
++	TODAY=`date -ud'$(DEB_DATE)' +'%Y-%m-%s'`; \
  	sed -e"s/@YEAR@/$$YEAR/g" \
  	    -e"s/@FLTK_VERSION@/$(FLTK_VERSION)/g" \
  	    -e"s/@DOXY_VERSION@/$$DOXY_VERSION/g" \