diff --git a/Scripts/Prepare-Build.ps1 b/Scripts/Prepare-Build.ps1
index f7dd9de147ea4eb462e50b5e4c747f0ae69da880..5495f4035c66adbed1237eb1a648d1e4f9d9211c 100644
--- a/Scripts/Prepare-Build.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Prepare-Build.ps1
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ catch {
 
 $Date = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'
 
+# the dotted short format can be used in the AssemblyInformationalVersion
+# property, as this will magically be parsed and reported as "Version" when
+# examining the executable using "Get-Command AutoTx.exe | Format-List *"
+$DateShort = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy.MM.dd.HHmm'
+
 
 $BCommit = "$($SolutionDir)\Resources\BuildCommit.txt"
 $BuildDate = "$($SolutionDir)\Resources\BuildDate.txt"
@@ -109,6 +114,6 @@ Write-Output $(
     "git-describe: [$($CommitName)]$($StatusWarning)"
 )
 
-Write-BuildDetails $BuildDetailsCS $DescItems $GitBranch $Date 
+Write-BuildDetails $BuildDetailsCS $DescItems $GitBranch $DateShort
 
 cd $oldpwd
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