diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
index aefc4e1f..68fa9e27 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <div id="rightAboutParms">
                 <p>PRIVATE BETA</p>
                 <p><%= METAMAPS_VERSION %></p>
-                <p>Mar 26, 2016</p>
+                <p><%= METAMAPS_LAST_UPDATED %></p>
             </div>
             <div class="clearfloat">
             </div>
diff --git a/config/initializers/version.rb b/config/initializers/version.rb
index 68154937..19139a4a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/version.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/version.rb
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 METAMAPS_VERSION = '2.9.0'.freeze
+METAMAPS_LAST_UPDATED = 'Sept 1, 2016'.freeze