diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index f47243ab65c..b4cf4ed040b 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ "X${SNAPDATE}" != "X" ]; then
 fi
 VERSION="${TYPE} ${RELEASE}"
 
-RELDATE="199702"
+RELDATE="300000"
 
 b=share/examples/etc/bsd-style-copyright
 year=`date '+%Y'`