diff --git a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
index 499d7aa..1dbff39 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
+++ b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ find $DEBDIR -type f | xargs md5sum > $md5sumsFile
 
 # Accumulate the control file information
 #
-versionValue=$PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION-$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH-$BUILD_DIST-$BUILD_TIME
+versionValue=$PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION.$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH.$BUILD_DIST.$BUILD_DATE
 architectureValue=$(dpkg-architecture -q DEB_BUILD_ARCH_CPU)
 maintainerValue="$(git config --get user.name) <$(git config --get user.email)>"
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/versionEnvs b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
index f5ad0fa..d8c1da6 100755
--- a/buildScripts/versionEnvs
+++ b/buildScripts/versionEnvs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # see: https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
 # current working: 0.83.0
 
-export PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION=v0.18.8-alpha
+export PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION=0.18.8.alpha
 
 export POPPLER_VERSION=poppler-0.89.0
 #export POPPLER_VERSION=poppler-0.88.0
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ source /etc/lsb-release
 
 export BUILD_DIST=$DISTRIB_CODENAME
 
+export BUILD_DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+
 export BUILD_TIME="$(date +%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S)"
 
 export MACHINE_ARCH="$(uname -m)"
@@ -58,5 +60,6 @@ echo "export FONTFORGE_VERSION=\"$FONTFORGE_VERSION\""   >> buildScripts/reSourc
 echo "export PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH=\"$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH\""   >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 echo "export MACHINE_ARCH=\"$MACHINE_ARCH\""             >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 echo "export BUILD_DIST=\"$BUILD_DIST\""                 >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+echo "export BUILD_DATE=\"$BUILD_DATE\""                 >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 echo "export BUILD_TIME=\"$BUILD_TIME\""                 >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 echo "export PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX=\"$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX\""   >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs