diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 616905f..25ae148 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,invalid-name
 import sys
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 import sphinxcontrib.katex as katex
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 from write_configfile import write_configfile  # noqa
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath('..'), 'requake'))
 from requake._version import get_versions  # NOQA
 __version__ = get_versions()['version']
-
+__release_date__ = get_versions()['date']
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = release.split('-')[0]
 
+# Release date in the format "Month DD, YYYY"
+release_date = datetime.strptime(
+    __release_date__, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'
+).strftime('%b %d, %Y')
+rst_epilog = f'\n.. |release date| replace:: {release_date}'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 3fec6d7..e7d12b6 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Repeating earthquakes search and analysis.
 
 :Copyright: 2021-2024 Claudio Satriano satriano@ipgp.fr
 :Release: |release|
-:Date:    |today|
+:Date:    |release date|
 
 Description
 -----------