--- a/libdispatch/derror.c
+++ b/libdispatch/derror.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /** @internal The version string for the library, used by
  * nc_inq_libvers(). */
-static const char nc_libvers[] = PACKAGE_VERSION " of "__DATE__" "__TIME__" $";
+static const char nc_libvers[] = PACKAGE_VERSION " $";
 
 /**