diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8526f58..c7078d5 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ done
 cd $TMP_DIR
 
 if [ -n "$VAR_FILES" ]; then
-  REV_DATE=`date -u '+%A, %B %e, %Y'`
-  REV_YEAR=`date -u '+%Y'`
+  REV_DATE="Wednesday, June  4, 2008"
+  REV_YEAR=2008
   echo "Substituting variables for version $VERSION, build r$REV_NUM on \
 $REV_DATE..."
   for VAR_FILE in $VAR_FILES; do