diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ef732b..e055994 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-29 Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * Makefile.am (BUILT_SOURCES): Ensure that .version exists.
+ Reported by Bob Proulx.
+
2008-01-29 Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Improve the man pages of --date=STRING for 'date' and 'touch'.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9965f39..79b5089 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ check-root:
rm_subst = \
s!(rm -f (rm\b|\$$\(bin_PROGRAMS\)$$))!$$1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || /bin/$$1!
+BUILT_SOURCES = .version
.version:
echo $(VERSION) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] && mv [EMAIL PROTECTED] $@
--
1.5.4.rc5.1.ge6bfe
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