--- fvwm/session.c.orig
+++ fvwm/session.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static char *get_version_string(void)
 {
 	/* migo (14-Mar-2001): it is better to manually update a version string
 	 * in the stable branch, otherwise saving sessions becomes useless */
-	return CatString3(VERSION, ", ", __DATE__);
+	return CatString3(VERSION, ", ", "??? ?? ????");
 	/* return "2.6-0"; */
 }
 
--- fvwm/fvwm.c.orig
+++ fvwm/fvwm.c
@@ -1298,8 +1298,8 @@ static void setVersionInfo(void)
 	int support_len;
 
 	/* Set version information string */
-	sprintf(version_str, "fvwm %s%s compiled on %s at %s",
-		VERSION, VERSIONINFO, __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	sprintf(version_str, "fvwm %s%s",
+		VERSION, VERSIONINFO);
 	Fvwm_VersionInfo = safestrdup(version_str);
 
 	sprintf(license_str,