diff --git a/utils/gen-version.sh b/utils/gen-version.sh
index 7f7872ceba7b038a..93bc97d6d8a8a24a 100755
--- a/utils/gen-version.sh
+++ b/utils/gen-version.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ git diff-index --quiet HEAD || version="$version-dirty"
 # of the git SHA1 and remove the initial 'v'.
 version=$(echo "$version" | sed -e 's/-/+/' | sed -e 's/-g/-/' | cut -c 2-)
 
-echo "$version"
+buildtime=$(date --iso-8601=seconds --utc)
+
+echo "$version $buildtime"