diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a98aa5b..e58088d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ CXXFLAGS += $(WARNING_FLAGS) -I. -I./include $(PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT) -Woverl
 
 LDFLAGS += $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
 
-date := $(shell date +%F)
+DATE_FMT = %Y-%m-%d
+ifdef SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+    DATE ?= $(shell date -u -d "@$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" "+$(DATE_FMT)"  2>/dev/null || date -u -r "$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" "+$(DATE_FMT)" 2>/dev/null || date -u "+$(DATE_FMT)")
+else
+    DATE ?= $(shell date "+$(DATE_FMT)")
+endif
 ifdef FORCE_GIT_SHA
 	git_sha := $(FORCE_GIT_SHA)
 else