diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 13b19da..ca9e01e 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ./bld update-major run
 ./bld update-minor run
 ./bld update-patch run
+./bld update-release run
 ```
 
 # Delete Version Properties
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
index 8dcefc9..7cc4319 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public class PropertyFileExampleBuild extends Project {
                 .entry(new EntryDate("release").now().pattern("yyyyMMddHHmmss"))
                 // prepend 'beta.' to the release
                 .entry(new Entry("release").modify("beta.", (v, s) -> s + v))
+                .entry(buildDateEntry)
                 .execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/version.properties b/examples/version.properties
index b919836..ecd44bb 100644
--- a/examples/version.properties
+++ b/examples/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #
-#Sun Oct 22 14:31:42 PDT 2023
-release=beta.20231022143142
-version.major=1
-version.minor=0
-version.patch=1
+#Tue Jul 16 16:16:38 PDT 2024
+build.date=2024-07-16
+release=beta.20240716161638