diff --git a/base/ltvers.dtx b/base/ltvers.dtx
index af7268910..3a15e3710 100644
--- a/base/ltvers.dtx
+++ b/base/ltvers.dtx
@@ -247,15 +247,16 @@
       \ifx\new@moduledate\@empty\else 1\fi
       \ifnum \expandafter\@parse@version#1//00\@nil=0 1\fi
       =11
-    \expandafter\expandafter
-    \expandafter\finish@module@release
-    \expandafter\@gobblefour
+    \expandafter\@firstoftwo
+  \else
+    \expandafter\@secondoftwo
   \fi
-  \kernel@ifnextchar[%
-  {\@IncludeInRelease{#1}}
-  {\@IncludeInRelease{#1}[#1]}}
-\def\finish@module@release#1#2{%
-  \toks@\expandafter{\expandafter[\new@moduledate] #2}%
+    {\finish@module@release{#1}}%
+    {\kernel@ifnextchar[%
+      {\@IncludeInRelease{#1}}
+      {\@IncludeInRelease{#1}[#1]}}}
+\def\finish@module@release#1#2#3{%
+  \toks@{[#1] #3}%
   \ifnum\expandafter\@parse@version\new@moduledate//00\@nil
        >\expandafter\@parse@version\fmtversion//00\@nil
     \GenericInfo{}{Applying: \the\toks@}%