diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in b/winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in
index ecdabb003..4dc849b4a 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in
@@ -761,7 +761,12 @@ libssp.a: ${LIB_NAME} $(newlib_build)/libc/ssp/lib.a
 ${EXTRALIBS}: lib%.a: %.o
 	$(AR) cru $@ $?
 
-winver.o: mkvers.sh include/cygwin/version.h winver.rc $(DLL_OFILES)
+# Every time we touch a source file, the version info has to be rebuilt
+# to maintain a correct build date, especially in uname release output
+find_src_files = $(wildcard $(dir)/*.[chS]) $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cc)
+src_files := $(foreach dir,$(VPATH),$(find_src_files))
+
+winver.o: mkvers.sh include/cygwin/version.h winver.rc $(src_files)
 	@echo "Making version.cc and winver.o";\
 	/bin/sh ${word 1,$^} ${word 2,$^} ${word 3,$^} $(WINDRES) ${CFLAGS} $(addprefix -I,${CCWRAP_SYSTEM_HEADERS} ${CCWRAP_DIRAFTER_HEADERS})