diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fad107c..378480a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+DATE = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
 run: build
 	@#./go-clone --work github.com/rclone/rclone
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ no-gui: build
 
 build:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v \
-		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.DATE=${DATE} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 build-go-1.21:
 	@#GO111MODULE=off /usr/lib/go-1.21/bin/go build -v -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION}"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ build-go-1.21:
 
 install:
 	GO111MODULE=off go install -v \
-		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.DATE=${DATE} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 2b69e9a..7b3a45f 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ This will recursively clone the app and all the build requirements:
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
-	return "go-clone " + VERSION
+	return "go-clone " + VERSION + " " + DATE
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5f275f6..0e6b259 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 // sent via -ldflags
 var VERSION string
+var DATE string
 
 var rv *repolist.RepoList
 
@@ -133,9 +134,15 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info("Total repositories:", count)
 	log.Info("Finished go-clone for", argv.Repo)
 	if argv.AutoWork {
-		log.Info("Creating", wdir+"/go.work")
+		log.Info("About to re-create", wdir+"/go.work")
+		log.Info("Sleep 3. original go.work saved as go.work.last (hit ctrl-c to cancel)")
+		log.Sleep(3)
+		shell.PathRun(wdir, []string{"mv", "go.work", "go.work.last"})
 		rv.MakeGoWork()
 		shell.PathRun(wdir, []string{"go", "work", "use"})
+		log.Info("")
+		log.Info("original go.work file saved as go.work.last")
+		log.Info("")
 	}
 }