Issue #163: The command `\thedate` can be used in the source document or metadata fields

eisvogel.tex

@@ -634,13 +634,14 @@ $endif$
 %\addtokomafont{chapter}{\color{heading-color}}
 
 %
-% variables for title and author
+% variables for title, author and date
 %
 $if(beamer)$
 $else$
 \usepackage{titling}
 \title{$title$}
 \author{$for(author)$$author$$sep$, $endfor$}
+\date{$date$}
 $endif$
 
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