diff --git a/l/hinnant-date/SlackBuild b/l/hinnant-date/SlackBuild
index 6bb9479f..451e95c3 100755
--- a/l/hinnant-date/SlackBuild
+++ b/l/hinnant-date/SlackBuild
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
 
 # variables
 CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=$(basename $CWD)
-VERSION=${VERSION:-$(date +"%Y.%m.%d_%H.%M")}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-"trunk"}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
 BUILD=1
 
@@ -27,12 +29,14 @@ mkdir -p $PKG
 # mise en place
 cd $TMP
 [ ! -e $REPOSITORY ] && git clone https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date.git $REPOSITORY
+cd $REPOSITORY
+git pull --all
 
-VERSION="git_$( cd $REPOSITORY && git log -1 --format=%h_%ad --date=format:%Y.%m.%d )"
 cp -R $REPOSITORY $TMP/$PRGNAM
-
 cd $TMP/$PRGNAM
 
+[ "x$VERSION" == "xtrunk" ] && VERSION="git_$( cd $REPOSITORY && git log -1 --format=%h_%ad --date=format:%Y.%m.%d )" || git checkout $VERSION
+
 # configuration
 cmake \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX \
diff --git a/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild b/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
index 82bd727f..69b9df33 100755
--- a/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
+++ b/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # variables
-VERSION=${VERSION:-"git"}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-"trunk"}
 BUILD=1
 
 TAG=gwh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ git pull --all
 cp -R $REPOSITORY $TMP/
 
 cd $TMP/$PRGNAM/
-[ "x$VERSION" == "xgit" ] && VERSION="git_$(git log -1 --format=%h_%ad --date=format:%Y.%m.%d)" || git checkout $VERSION
+[ "x$VERSION" == "xtrunk" ] && VERSION="git_$(git log -1 --format=%h_%ad --date=format:%Y.%m.%d)" || git checkout $VERSION
 
 meson setup --prefix /usr --mandir /usr/man/ build/
 ninja -C build/