diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 6c19509c..bc158506 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,31 @@
 SUBDIRS = doxygen manual devref
 dist_man1_MANS = form.1
+
+.PHONY: clean-local update_version_man
+
+clean-local:
+	rm form.1
+
+form.1: update_version_man
+	$(UPDATE_VERSION_MAN)
+
+dist-hook:
+	$(DISTHOOK_VERSION_MAN)
+
+if FIXED_VERSION
+
+UPDATE_VERSION_MAN = \
+	[ -f form.1 ] || $(LN_S) "$(srcdir)/form.1.in" form.1
+
+DISTHOOK_VERSION_MAN = \
+	cp "$(srcdir)/form.1" "$(distdir)/form.1"
+
+else
+
+UPDATE_VERSION_MAN = \
+	$(SHELL) "$(top_srcdir)/scripts/git-version-gen.sh" -C "$(srcdir)" --man --date-format '%Y-%m-%d' -o form.1 && cat "$(srcdir)/form.1.in" >> form.1
+
+DISTHOOK_VERSION_MAN = \
+	$(SHELL) "$(top_srcdir)/scripts/git-version-gen.sh" -C "$(srcdir)" --man --date-format '%Y-%m-%d' -o "$(distdir)/form.1" && cat "$(srcdir)/form.1.in" >> "$(distdir)/form.1"
+
+endif
diff --git a/doc/form.1 b/doc/form.1.in
similarity index 99%
rename from doc/form.1
rename to doc/form.1.in
index 12ec1b2e..0db10231 100644
--- a/doc/form.1
+++ b/doc/form.1.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.TH FORM 1 "2026-01-27"
 .SH NAME
 FORM \- Symbolic manipulation system
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/scripts/git-version-gen.sh b/scripts/git-version-gen.sh
index 132d937a..e6515a08 100755
--- a/scripts/git-version-gen.sh
+++ b/scripts/git-version-gen.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ for a in "$@"; do
     -t|--tex)
       mode=tex
       ;;
+    -m|--man)
+      mode=man
+      ;;
     -s|--shell)
       mode=shell
       ;;
@@ -211,6 +214,11 @@ END
 \def\repominorversion{$minor_version}
 \def\repopatchversion{$patch_version}
 \def\repoversionsuffix{$version_suffix}
+END
+      ;;
+    man)
+      cat <<END
+.TH FORM 1 "$date" "Version $version"
 END
       ;;
     shell)
diff --git a/sources/form3.h b/sources/form3.h
index 474a2f39..3d16fd43 100644
--- a/sources/form3.h
+++ b/sources/form3.h
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@
 
 #else  /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
 
-#define MAJORVERSION 5
-#define MINORVERSION 0
-#define PATCHVERSION 1
+// This information is now only determined by scripts/git-version-gen.sh
+#define MAJORVERSION X
+#define MINORVERSION Y
+#define PATCHVERSION Z
 
 #ifdef __DATE__
 #define PRODUCTIONDATE __DATE__
 #else
-#define PRODUCTIONDATE "24-jun-2026"
+#define PRODUCTIONDATE "DD-MM-YYYY"
 #endif
 
 #undef BETAVERSION