diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 95270a1..14fb0d6 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+    * include the date and module version in the generated init file
+      (Karen Etheridge)
+
 0.0.9 2012-19-04 SymKat <symkat@symkat.com>
     * Stole Moo's MANIFEST.SKIP
 
diff --git a/lib/Daemon/Control.pm b/lib/Daemon/Control.pm
index 94d5fab..26a51d9 100644
--- a/lib/Daemon/Control.pm
+++ b/lib/Daemon/Control.pm
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ sub dump_init_script {
     $self->data( $self->run_template(
         $self->data,
         {
+            HEADER            => 'Generated at ' . scalar(localtime)
+                . ' with Daemon::Control ' . ($self->VERSION || 'DEV'),
             NAME              => $self->name      ? $self->name      : "",
             REQUIRED_START    => $self->lsb_start ? $self->lsb_start : "",
             REQUIRED_STOP     => $self->lsb_stop  ? $self->lsb_stop  : "",
@@ -428,6 +430,8 @@ sub run {
 __DATA__
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# [% HEADER %]
+
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          [% NAME %]
 # Required-Start:    [% REQUIRED_START %]
diff --git a/t/01_lsb_file.t b/t/01_lsb_file.t
index 70b39d6..41a642d 100644
--- a/t/01_lsb_file.t
+++ b/t/01_lsb_file.t
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ close $lf;
 
 my $content_expected = do { local $/; <DATA> };
 
-is $content, $content_expected, "LSB File Generation Works.";
+like $content, qr/$content_expected/, "LSB File Generation Works.";
 
 done_testing;
 
 __DATA__
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Generated at [\w: ]+ with Daemon::Control (?:DEV|[\d.]+)
+
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          My Daemon
-# Required-Start:    $syslog $remote_fs
-# Required-Stop:     $syslog
+# Required-Start:    \$syslog \$remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     \$syslog
 # Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
 # Short-Description: My Daemon Short
@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ __DATA__
 
 
 
-if [ -x /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl ];
+if \[ -x /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl \];
 then
-    /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl $1
+    /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl \$1
 else
     echo "Required program /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl not found!"
     exit 1;
diff --git a/t/01_lsb_file_with_init_config.t b/t/01_lsb_file_with_init_config.t
index d3f8cb6..65975a7 100644
--- a/t/01_lsb_file_with_init_config.t
+++ b/t/01_lsb_file_with_init_config.t
@@ -24,28 +24,30 @@ close $lf;
 
 my $content_expected = do { local $/; <DATA> };
 
-is $content, $content_expected, "LSB File Generation Works.";
+like $content, qr/$content_expected/, "LSB File Generation Works.";
 
 done_testing;
 
 __DATA__
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Generated at [\w: ]+ with Daemon::Control (?:DEV|[\d.]+)
+
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          My Daemon
-# Required-Start:    $syslog $remote_fs
-# Required-Stop:     $syslog
+# Required-Start:    \$syslog \$remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     \$syslog
 # Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
 # Short-Description: My Daemon Short
 # Description:       My Daemon controls the My Daemon daemon.
 ### END INIT INFO`
 
-[ -r /etc/default/my_program ] && . /etc/default/my_program
+\[ -r /etc/default/my_program \] && . /etc/default/my_program
 
-if [ -x /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl ];
+if \[ -x /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl \];
 then
-    /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl $1
+    /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl \$1
 else
     echo "Required program /usr/sbin/mydaemon/init.pl not found!"
     exit 1;