diff --git a/src/scancode_config.py b/src/scancode_config.py
index 07560e2db4..df5b596b4e 100644
--- a/src/scancode_config.py
+++ b/src/scancode_config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _create_dir(location):
 #######################
 # used to warn user when the version is out of date
 # this is (year, month, day)
-__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2025, 01, 06)
+__release_date__ = datetime.datetime(2025, 1, 6)
 
 # See https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/issues/2653 for more information
 # on the data format version