diff --git a/package-build.el b/package-build.el
index 601ba5e3..e289b10f 100644
--- a/package-build.el
+++ b/package-build.el
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   (message (format "%s\n" (substring-no-properties str)))
   ;; We remove zero-padding the HH portion, as it is lost
   ;; when stored in the archive-contents
-  (replace-regexp-in-string "\\.0"
+  (replace-regexp-in-string "\\.0+"
                             "."
                             (format-time-string
                              "%Y%m%d.%H%M"