diff --git a/sc2/.gitattributes b/sc2/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79ab785b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc2/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+content/version export-subst
diff --git a/sc2/content/version b/sc2/content/version
index 5a41a146b..d75b5b1d8 100644
--- a/sc2/content/version
+++ b/sc2/content/version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 0.7.0
 
-$Date$
+$Format:%ad$