diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
index ce955ffaaa3bb2b369916a6eae2f7870bcca6734..98710068856dc0e1eddc04a9d19fbf62c7a49ec2 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
 # names here should not contain dots or dashes. You should replace dots and dashes with
 # underlines.
 
-# update this version to the current date when you modify the pins below
-bob_devel_version:
-  - 2021.10.04
-
 # AUTOMATIC PARSING START
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS COMMENT
 
diff --git a/deps/bob-devel/meta.template.yaml b/deps/bob-devel/meta.template.yaml
index fad8b156624db6108be107d5b9bf8e632cdab511..4744ee94020449e6e8c7d136f19211da22c2d24c 100644
--- a/deps/bob-devel/meta.template.yaml
+++ b/deps/bob-devel/meta.template.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+{% set version = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y%m%d.%H.%M.%S') %}
+
 package:
   name: bob-devel
-  version: {{ bob_devel_version }}
+  version: {{ version }}
 
 build:
   number: 0
diff --git a/doc/templates.rst b/doc/templates.rst
index 53be9b40e635b61e2352035035035b4fda4d8bca..4c543a798e784165bca55986d8aa4f4cb72d0158 100644
--- a/doc/templates.rst
+++ b/doc/templates.rst
@@ -459,15 +459,7 @@ you should perform some extra steps:
     [your dependecy here]
 
 
-2. In the file ``bob.devtools/bob/devtools/data/conda_buid_config.yaml``,
-   update the version of ``bob-devel`` with the current date, in the format preset.
-
-  .. code-block:: yaml
-
-    bob_devel_version:
-      - 2021.09.14 <-- HERE
-
-3. Submit a merge request with your changes.
+2. Submit a merge request with your changes.
 
 
 Updating a dependency version