diff --git a/python-translationstring.changes b/python-translationstring.changes
index b3e8747..8a59818 100644
--- a/python-translationstring.changes
+++ b/python-translationstring.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  9 08:41:58 UTC 2016 - bwiedemann@suse.com
+
+- Drop build date from doc to fix build-compare
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb  6 11:07:45 UTC 2015 - hpj@urpla.net
 
diff --git a/python-translationstring.spec b/python-translationstring.spec
index b326029..ddd9cef 100644
--- a/python-translationstring.spec
+++ b/python-translationstring.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-translationstring
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2015 LISA GmbH, Bingen, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ This package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n translationstring-%{version}
+# drop build date from doc to fix build-compare
+sed -i "s/\(html_last_updated_fmt = \).*/\\1None/" docs/conf.py
 
 %build
 python setup.py build