diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 90e2f2100622f503d06a4cdf9f8e81d96c147a5d..03587c46eabf707d695b0a7dc7226288298d306f 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ then
 export VERSION_MASTER=${VERSION_MASTER:-MNH-V5-4}
 export VERSION_BUG=${VERSION_BUG:-2}
 export VERSION_XYZ=${VERSION_XYZ:-${VERSION_MASTER}-${VERSION_BUG}${VER_OASIS:+-${VER_OASIS}}}
-export VERSION_DATE=${VERSION_DATE:-"dd/mm/yyyy"}
+export VERSION_DATE=${VERSION_DATE:-"03/04/2019"}
 export VERSION_LIBAEC=${VERSION_LIBAEC:-"0.3.2"}
 export VERSION_HDF=${VERSION_HDF:-"1.8.20"}
 export VERSION_CDFC=${VERSION_CDFC:-"4.5.0"}