diff --git a/libdb-4_8.changes b/libdb-4_8.changes
index 30ff261..e94dc96 100644
--- a/libdb-4_8.changes
+++ b/libdb-4_8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  9 12:08:10 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Do not use build date as version string.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 22 01:11:27 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- Remove redundant/unwanted tags/section (cf. specfile guidelines)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec 20 11:20:14 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libdb-4_8.spec b/libdb-4_8.spec
index 28ba1ca..b74b631 100644
--- a/libdb-4_8.spec
+++ b/libdb-4_8.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libdb-4_8
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://www.sleepycat.com
 Source:         db-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source1:        %{name}.changes
 Source9:        getpatches
 Patch0:         db-%{version}.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ tar -jcf %{generic_name}-%{version}.tar.bz2 %{generic_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
 cd dist
+# dist/RELEASE codes the build date into the binary.
+# Use last change of changes file instead
+LAST_MOD=`stat --format="%Y" %SOURCE1`
+DIST_DATE=`date '+%B %e, %Y' --date="@$LAST_MOD"`
+sed -i -e "s/^DB_RELEASE_DATE=.*$/DB_RELEASE_DATE=\"$DIST_DATE\"/" RELEASE
 ./s_config
 CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
 CC=gcc
@@ -167,9 +173,6 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/tls/*.la
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libdb-%{major}.%{minor}.so
diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.changes b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
index eef96fb..0f5079b 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.changes
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  9 12:08:54 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Do not use build date as version string.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 22 01:11:58 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
+
+- Remove redundant/unwanted tags/section (cf. specfile guidelines)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 27 16:39:58 UTC 2011 - prusnak@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.spec b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
index 868ad27..9f19df8 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.spec
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libdb_java-4_8
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Productivity/Databases/Servers
 Url:            http://www.sleepycat.com
 Source:         db-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source1:        %{name}.changes
 Source9:        getpatches
 Patch0:         db-%{version}.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ tar -jcf %{generic_name}-%{version}.tar.bz2 %{generic_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
 cd dist
+# dist/RELEASE codes the build date into the binary.
+# Use last change of changes file instead
+LAST_MOD=`stat --format="%Y" %SOURCE1`
+DIST_DATE=`date '+%B %e, %Y' --date="@$LAST_MOD"`
+sed -i -e "s/^DB_RELEASE_DATE=.*$/DB_RELEASE_DATE=\"$DIST_DATE\"/" RELEASE
 ./s_config
 CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
 CC=gcc
@@ -146,9 +152,6 @@ ln -sf %{_javadir}/db-%{version}.jar %{buildroot}/%{_javadir}/db.jar
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_javadir}/*