diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
index 8e977eafd899..2653060db98d 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-.Dd August 25, 1997
+.Dd December 21, 2000
 .Os FreeBSD
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 .Sh NAME