diff --git a/Makefile.global.in b/Makefile.global.in
index 76f1260a..43ad32f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.global.in
+++ b/Makefile.global.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ include $(PGXS)
 -include ${repmgr_abs_srcdir}/Makefile.custom
 
 REPMGR_VERSION=$(shell awk '/^\#define REPMGR_VERSION / { print $3; }' ${repmgr_abs_srcdir}/repmgr_version.h.in | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+REPMGR_RELEASE_DATE=$(shell awk '/^\#define REPMGR_RELEASE_DATE / { print $3; }' ${repmgr_abs_srcdir}/repmgr_version.h.in | cut -d '"' -f 2)
 
 FLEX = flex
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index e035aba5..c4d011c3 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ALLXML := $(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.xml) $(GENERATED_XML)
 version.xml: $(repmgr_top_builddir)/repmgr_version.h
 	{ \
 	  echo "<!ENTITY repmgrversion \"$(REPMGR_VERSION)\">"; \
+	  echo "<!ENTITY releasedate \"$(REPMGR_RELEASE_DATE)\">"; \
 	} > $@
 
 ##
diff --git a/doc/install-requirements.xml b/doc/install-requirements.xml
index d15e6e12..d5851d6f 100644
--- a/doc/install-requirements.xml
+++ b/doc/install-requirements.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
               &repmgr; 4.x
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              <link linkend="release-current">&repmgrversion;</link> (2019-06-27)
+              <link linkend="release-current">&repmgrversion;</link> (&releasedate;)
             </entry>
             <entry>
               9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10, 11