diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3d7b8369b..6825b4ad5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   + Bug: configure.ac does not properly determine ncurses availability
   - Bug: when run without arguments, task dumps core on Solaris 10
   - Bug: Cannot seem to use the percent character in a task description
-  - Bug: New installation "task stats" reports newest task 12/31/1969
+  + Bug: New installation "task stats" reports newest task 12/31/1969
   + Bug: New installation task projects displays header but no data - should short-circuit
   + Bug: incorrect color specification in sample .taskrc file
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72faa983f..d37590d47 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT(task, 0.9.9, bugs@beckingham.net)
+AC_INIT(task, 1.0.0, bugs@beckingham.net)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/task.cpp])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([auto.h])
diff --git a/src/task.cpp b/src/task.cpp
index 3f1eeb31e..f329f091f 100644
--- a/src/task.cpp
+++ b/src/task.cpp
@@ -2200,11 +2200,14 @@ void handleReportStats (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
             << "Deleted               " << deletedT   << std::endl
             << "Total                 " << totalT     << std::endl;
 
-  Date e (earliest);
-  std::cout << "Oldest task           " << e.toString () << std::endl;
-  Date l (latest);
-  std::cout << "Newest task           " << l.toString () << std::endl;
-  std::cout << "Task used for         " << formatSeconds (latest - earliest) << std::endl;
+  if (tasks.size ())
+  {
+    Date e (earliest);
+    std::cout << "Oldest task           " << e.toString () << std::endl;
+    Date l (latest);
+    std::cout << "Newest task           " << l.toString () << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Task used for         " << formatSeconds (latest - earliest) << std::endl;
+  }
 
   if (totalT)
     std::cout << "Task added every      " << formatSeconds ((latest - earliest) / totalT)     << std::endl;