diff --git a/packages/console-app/version.ejs b/packages/console-app/version.ejs
index 20f6990..924e7c4 100644
--- a/packages/console-app/version.ejs
+++ b/packages/console-app/version.ejs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "build": {
     "name":      "<%= package.name %>",
-    "buildDate": "<%= currentTime.toISOString() %>",
+    <%# TODO: figure out how to get this back (failed in update to Node 18/Webpack5) %>
+    "buildDate": "currentTime.toISOString()",
     "version":   "<%= package.version %>"
   }
 }