diff --git a/example_status_monitor/demoStatusMonitor.cc b/example_status_monitor/demoStatusMonitor.cc
index 2fe80895bbb5be697cc3d5165c792c6929caf220..06ea2280bbdf6465c871163c44a0a86ff4302848 100644
--- a/example_status_monitor/demoStatusMonitor.cc
+++ b/example_status_monitor/demoStatusMonitor.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ struct SimulationModule : public ctk::ApplicationModule {
       }
 
       temperature += direction * 1; // one dregree steps
+      setCurrentVersionNumber({}); // We generate data without trigger or other input.
+                                   // So we must update the version number manually.
+                                   // This automatically updates the time stamp as well.
       temperature.write();
       usleep(100000);
     }