1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79d8046d9..ddba04ef9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -295,11 +295,18 @@ function(create_directory_groups)
     endforeach()
 endfunction()
 
-# generate git revision information
+# Gets a UTC timstamp and sets the provided variable to it
+function(get_timestamp _var)
+    string(TIMESTAMP timestamp UTC)
+    set(${_var} "${timestamp}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# generate git/build information
 include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
 get_git_head_revision(GIT_REF_SPEC GIT_REV)
 git_describe(GIT_DESC --always --long --dirty)
 git_branch_name(GIT_BRANCH)
+get_timestamp(BUILD_DATE)
 
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory(externals)