diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3/template b/srcpkgs/i3/template
index c8751cbbe01..4e2b23f821c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'i3'
 pkgname=i3
 version=4.19.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config perl"
 makedepends="pcre-devel yajl-devel libxcb-devel libev-devel
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) makedepends+=" libglob-devel";;
 esac
 
-pre_build() {
+post_patch() {
+	vsed -i "s/-non-git/ ($(date --iso-8601))/" meson.build
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)
 		vsed -i "/^common_deps/i glob_dep = cc.find_library('glob')" meson.build