diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index e9befbe6c..540f048bc 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 <mkdir dir="${build}/de/anomic/server"/>
 <mkdir dir="${build}/de/anomic/tools"/>
 <mkdir dir="${build}/de/anomic/yacy"/>
+
+<move file="${src}/yacy.java" tofile="${src}/yacy.java.orig" />
+<tstamp>
+	<format property="REPL_DATE_FORMAT" pattern="yyyymmdd" />
+</tstamp>
+<!-- <property name="REPL_DATE" value="${DSTAMP}" /> -->
+
+<filter token="REPL_DATE" value="${DSTAMP}"/>
+<copy file="${src}/yacy.java.orig" tofile="${src}/yacy.java" filtering="true" />
 </target>
 
 
@@ -30,6 +39,8 @@
 
 
 <target name="dist" depends="compile">
+<delete file="${src}/yacy.java" />
+<move file="${src}/yacy.java.orig" tofile="${src}/yacy.java" />
 </target>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/source/yacy.java b/source/yacy.java
index eca12829c..e6e40d33e 100644
--- a/source/yacy.java
+++ b/source/yacy.java
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ import de.anomic.yacy.*;
 public class yacy {
 
     // static objects
-    private static final String vString = "<<REPL_VERSION>>";
-    private static final String vDATE   = "<<REPL_DATE>>";
+    private static final String vString = "0.361";
+    private static final String vDATE   = "@REPL_DATE@";
     private static final String copyright = "[ YACY Proxy v" + vString + ", build " + vDATE + " by Michael Christen / www.yacy.net ]";
     private static final String hline = "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------";