diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ab7ec06e90..066955fc36 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@ AM_CHECK_PYTHON_LIBS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python lib)])
 
 AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR
 
+dnl set release date/time
+AG_GST_SET_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME_WITH_NANO([$PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO],
+  ["${srcdir}/gst-python.doap"],
+  [$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO])
+
 AC_OUTPUT([
   Makefile
   codegen/Makefile