diff --git a/doc/pdfviewer.xml b/doc/pdfviewer.xml.in
similarity index 98%
rename from doc/pdfviewer.xml
rename to doc/pdfviewer.xml.in
index a473f34..2a88217 100644
--- a/doc/pdfviewer.xml
+++ b/doc/pdfviewer.xml.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 <refentry>
 	<refentryinfo>
 		<title>&title;</title>
+		<date>@DATE@</date>
 		<productname>&package;</productname>
 		<authorgroup>
 			<author>
diff --git a/doc/project.conf b/doc/project.conf
index e7b150b..834a9f1 100644
--- a/doc/project.conf
+++ b/doc/project.conf
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-targets=pdfviewer.1,pdfviewer.html
-dist=Makefile,docbook.sh,manual.css.xml,pdfviewer.css.xml,pdfviewer.xml
+targets=pdfviewer.1,pdfviewer.html,pdfviewer.xml
+dist=Makefile,docbook.sh,manual.css.xml,pdfviewer.css.xml,pdfviewer.xml.in
 
 [pdfviewer.1]
 type=script
 script=./docbook.sh
 install=
-depends=pdfviewer.xml
+depends=$(OBJDIR)pdfviewer.xml
 
 [pdfviewer.html]
 type=script
 script=./docbook.sh
 install=
-depends=manual.css.xml,pdfviewer.css.xml,pdfviewer.xml
+depends=manual.css.xml,pdfviewer.css.xml,$(OBJDIR)pdfviewer.xml
+
+[pdfviewer.xml]
+type=script
+script=../tools/subst.sh
+depends=pdfviewer.xml.in
diff --git a/project.conf b/project.conf
index a2974a0..628eb57 100644
--- a/project.conf
+++ b/project.conf
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ package=PDFViewer
 version=0.0.1
 config=h,sh
 
-subdirs=data,doc,po,src
+subdirs=data,doc,po,src,tools
 dist=Makefile,COPYING,config.h,config.sh
diff --git a/tools/project.conf b/tools/project.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df24c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/project.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dist=Makefile,subst.sh
diff --git a/tools/subst.sh b/tools/subst.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7fe7d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/subst.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#$Id$
+#Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#
+#Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+#   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+#THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+#AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+#IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+#DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+#FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+#DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+#SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+#CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+#OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+
+#variables
+CONFIGSH="${0%/subst.sh}/../config.sh"
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+BINDIR=
+DATADIR=
+INCLUDEDIR=
+LDSO=
+LIBDIR=
+LIBEXECDIR=
+MANDIR=
+PROGNAME="subst.sh"
+SYSCONFDIR=
+[ -f "$CONFIGSH" ] && . "$CONFIGSH"
+#executables
+CHMOD="chmod"
+DATE="date"
+DEBUG="_debug"
+DEVNULL="/dev/null"
+INSTALL="install"
+MKDIR="mkdir -m 0755 -p"
+RM="rm -f"
+SED="sed"
+
+
+#functions
+#subst
+_subst()
+{
+	#check the variables
+	if [ -z "$PACKAGE" ]; then
+		_error "The PACKAGE variable needs to be set"
+		return $?
+	fi
+	if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+		_error "The VERSION variable needs to be set"
+		return $?
+	fi
+	[ -z "$BINDIR" ] && BINDIR="$PREFIX/bin"
+	[ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="$PREFIX/share"
+	[ -z "$INCLUDEDIR" ] && INCLUDEDIR="$PREFIX/include"
+	if [ -z "$LDSO" ]; then
+		case "$(uname -s)" in
+			FreeBSD)
+				LDSO="/libexec/ld-elf.so.1"
+			;;
+			Linux)
+				LDSO="/lib/ld-linux-$(uname -p).so.2"
+				;;
+			*)
+				LDSO="/libexec/ld.elf_so"
+				;;
+		esac
+	fi
+	[ -z "$LIBDIR" ] && LIBDIR="$PREFIX/lib"
+	[ -z "$LIBEXECDIR" ] && LIBEXECDIR="$PREFIX/libexec"
+	[ -z "$MANDIR" ] && MANDIR="$DATADIR/man"
+	if [ -z "$SYSCONFDIR" ]; then
+		SYSCONFDIR="$PREFIX/etc"
+		[ "$PREFIX" = "/usr" ] && SYSCONFDIR="/etc"
+	fi
+
+	while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+		target="$1"
+		shift
+
+		#clean
+		[ "$clean" -ne 0 ] && continue
+
+		#uninstall
+		if [ "$uninstall" -eq 1 ]; then
+			$DEBUG $RM -- "$PREFIX/$target"		|| return 2
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		#install
+		if [ "$install" -eq 1 ]; then
+			source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+			$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$PREFIX"		|| return 2
+			mode="-m 0644"
+			[ -x "${source}.in" ] && mode="-m 0755"
+			$DEBUG $INSTALL $mode "$target" "$PREFIX/$source" \
+								|| return 2
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		#create
+		source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
+		source="${source}.in"
+		$DEBUG $SED -e "s;@PACKAGE@;$PACKAGE;g" \
+			-e "s;@VERSION@;$VERSION;g" \
+			-e "s;@PREFIX@;$PREFIX;g" \
+			-e "s;@BINDIR@;$BINDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@DATADIR@;$DATADIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@DATE@;$DATE;g" \
+			-e "s;@INCLUDEDIR@;$INCLUDEDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@LDSO@;$LDSO;g" \
+			-e "s;@LIBDIR@;$LIBDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@LIBEXECDIR@;$LIBEXECDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@MANDIR@;$MANDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@SYSCONFDIR@;$SYSCONFDIR;g" \
+			-e "s;@PWD@;$PWD;g" \
+			-- "$source" > "$target"
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			$RM -- "$target" 2> "$DEVNULL"
+			return 2
+		elif [ -x "$source" ]; then
+			$DEBUG $CHMOD -- 0755 "$target"
+		fi
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
+#debug
+_debug()
+{
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
+	"$@"
+}
+
+
+#error
+_error()
+{
+	echo "$PROGNAME: $@" 1>&2
+	return 2
+}
+
+
+#usage
+_usage()
+{
+	echo "Usage: $PROGNAME [-c|-i|-u][-P prefix] target..." 1>&2
+	return 1
+}
+
+
+#main
+clean=0
+install=0
+uninstall=0
+while getopts "ciuO:P:" name; do
+	case $name in
+		c)
+			clean=1
+			;;
+		i)
+			uninstall=0
+			install=1
+			;;
+		u)
+			install=0
+			uninstall=1
+			;;
+		O)
+			export "${OPTARG%%=*}"="${OPTARG#*=}"
+			;;
+		P)
+			PREFIX="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		?)
+			_usage
+			exit $?
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	_usage
+	exit $?
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ]; then
+	DATE="$($DATE -d "@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" '+%B %d, %Y')"
+else
+	DATE="$($DATE '+%B %d, %Y')"
+fi
+
+exec 3>&1
+_subst "$@"