diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoctor-extensions.rb.in b/Documentation/asciidoctor-extensions.rb.in
index fd1b84c2be..2494f17a51 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoctor-extensions.rb.in
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoctor-extensions.rb.in
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module Git
         if document.basebackend? 'docbook'
           output = output.sub(/<refmiscinfo class="source">.*?<\/refmiscinfo>/, "")
           output = output.sub(/<refmiscinfo class="manual">.*?<\/refmiscinfo>/, "")
+          output = output.sub(/<date>.*?<\/date>/, "<date>@GIT_DATE@</date>")
           new_tags = "" \
             "<refmiscinfo class=\"source\">Git @GIT_VERSION@</refmiscinfo>\n" \
             "<refmiscinfo class=\"manual\">Git Manual</refmiscinfo>\n"