diff --git a/common/var.tex b/common/var.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4267f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/var.tex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\def \kpubdate{July 2026}
diff --git a/cover-003.tex b/cover-003.tex
index e307cd0..984bb4e 100644
--- a/cover-003.tex
+++ b/cover-003.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 \documentclass[letter, landscape]{report}
 
+\input{common/var}
+
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Packages %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ A Mini Cookbook
 
 \vspace{50mm}
 
-\textsc{First Edition\\June 2025}
+\textsc{First Edition\\ \kpubdate{}}
 
 \endgroup
 
diff --git a/recipes-003.tex b/recipes-003.tex
index 3431847..2273bae 100644
--- a/recipes-003.tex
+++ b/recipes-003.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 \documentclass[twoside, 10pt, twoside, openany]{article}
 
+\input{common/var}
+
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % Packages %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@
  {\Huge Dude With a Fork} \\
  {\footnotesize Cookbook \#1}
 }
-\date{\begin{small}Published May, 2025\end{small}}
+\date{\begin{small}Published \kpubdate{}\end{small}}
 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%