diff --git a/srcpkgs/compton-git/template b/srcpkgs/compton-git/template
index 1ee38a7bf9..4e115fcb7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/compton-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/compton-git/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'compton-git'
 pkgname=compton-git
-version=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+version=20130719
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config asciidoc"