diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14d6095a9..463b7103f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to create configure.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT([xorg-server], 1.7.99.1, [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg], xorg-server)
-RELEASE_DATE="(unreleased)"
+RELEASE_DATE="2009-10-22)"
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2 foreign])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE