diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdot/template b/srcpkgs/xdot/template
index 924ea44f8d3..4374a10de15 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdot/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xdot'
 pkgname=xdot
-version="$(date -u +%Y%m%d)"
+version=20130128
 revision=1
 build_style=python-module
 makedepends="git"
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ short_desc="Interactive viewer for Graphviz dot files"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="https://code.google.com/p/jrfonseca/wiki/XDot"
-long_desc="
- xdot is an interactive viewer for graphs written in Graphviz's dot language.
-
- It uses internally the graphviz's xdot output format as an intermediate
- format, and PyGTK and Cairo for rendering.
-
- xdot can be used either as a standalone application from command line, or as
- a library embedded in your python application."
 
 noarch=yes
 nofetch=yes