--- a/src/command/sabcmd.cpp
+++ b/src/command/sabcmd.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 char askhelp[] = "Type sabcmd --help to display a help message.\n";
 char msgConflict[] = "conflict with preceding switches: ";
-char version_txt[] = "\nsabcmd "SAB_VERSION" ("SAB_DATE")\n"\
+char version_txt[] = "\nsabcmd " SAB_VERSION " (" SAB_DATE ")\n"\
     "copyright (C) 2000 - 2005 Ginger Alliance (www.gingerall.com)\n";
 char dbg_usage[] = "\nDebugging options:\n"\
     "\t--debug\t\t\tdisplay results of the command line parse\n"\