diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
index d222b602d..f39d6f7d3 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/epicsRelease.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DBCORE_API int coreRelease(void)
     printf ( "############################################################################\n" );
     printf ( "## %s\n", epicsReleaseVersion );
     printf ( "## %s\n", "Rev. " EPICS_VCS_VERSION );
-    printf ( "## %s\n", "Rev. " EPICS_VCS_VERSION_DATE );
+    printf ( "## %s\n", "Date " EPICS_VCS_VERSION_DATE );
     printf ( "############################################################################\n" );
     return 0;
 }