diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0a5b24a2..09ce7d84 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.2-stable+timestamp.2013.03.11.11.09.58
+Version 2.4.2-stable+timestamp.2013.03.11.14.22.04
diff --git a/applications/examples/controllers/default.py b/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
index d54a5a62..95c491e1 100644
--- a/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
+++ b/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ def license():
 
 
 def version():
-    return 'Version '+request.env.web2py_version
+    from gluon.fileutils import parse_version
+    (a, b, c, pre_release, build) = parse_version(request.env.web2py_version)
+    return 'Version %i.%i.%i (%.4i-%.2i-%.2i %.2i:%.2i:%.2i) %s' % (
+        a,b,c,build.year,build.month,build.day,
+        build.hour,build.minute,build.second,pre_release)
+
+def raw_version():
+    return request.env.web2py_version
 
 @cache('examples', time_expire=cache_expire)
 def examples():