diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca3f6d56..45a59c9c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 AC_INIT([testdisk],[7.1-WIP],[grenier@cgsecurity.org])
 AC_LANG(C)
 sinclude(acx_pthread.m4)
-TESTDISKDATE="May 2015"
+TESTDISKDATE="January 2016"
 AC_SUBST(TESTDISKDATE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TESTDISKDATE],"$TESTDISKDATE",[Date of release])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)