diff --git a/config/configure b/config/configure
index 054c4ba00..4eb6d0715 100755
--- a/config/configure
+++ b/config/configure
@@ -2847,7 +2847,7 @@ ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers include/dcmtk/config/osconfig.h"
 
 PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER=369
 PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX=""
-PACKAGE_DATE=""
+PACKAGE_DATE="2024-12-11"
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER ${PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER}
diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index 4c9f5ec95..08cd6a2af 100644
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dnl -------------------------------------------------------
 
 PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER=369
 PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX=""
-PACKAGE_DATE=""
+PACKAGE_DATE="2024-12-11"
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER,${PACKAGE_VERSION_NUMBER},[Define to the version number of this package.])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX,"${PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}",[Define to the version suffix of this package.])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_DATE,"${PACKAGE_DATE}",[Define to the release date of this package.])