diff --git a/autogen.pl b/autogen.pl
index eec456c8538..c1546f97c03 100755
--- a/autogen.pl
+++ b/autogen.pl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Intel, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Research Organization for Information Science
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2017 Research Organization for Information Science
 #                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2015      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ sub in_tarball {
 dnl This file is automatically created by autogen.pl; it should not
 dnl be edited by hand!!
 dnl
-dnl Generated by $username at " . localtime(time) . "
+dnl Generated by $username at " . localtime($ENV{SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH} || time) . "
 dnl on $full_hostname.
 $dnl_line\n\n";
 
diff --git a/config/getdate.sh b/config/getdate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e3ca9b058e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/getdate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017      Research Organization for Information Science
+#                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
+
+date --date="@${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}"
diff --git a/config/opal_functions.m4 b/config/opal_functions.m4
index b1e4d4e140a..ed05054c840 100644
--- a/config/opal_functions.m4
+++ b/config/opal_functions.m4
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ EOF
 
 OPAL_CONFIGURE_USER="`whoami`"
 OPAL_CONFIGURE_HOST="`(hostname || uname -n) 2> /dev/null | sed 1q`"
-OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="`date`"
+OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="`date --date="@${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}"`"
 
 OPAL_LIBNL_SANITY_INIT
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OPAL_BASIC_SETUP],[
 
 OPAL_CONFIGURE_USER="`whoami`"
 OPAL_CONFIGURE_HOST="`(hostname || uname -n) 2> /dev/null | sed 1q`"
-OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="`date`"
+OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="`date --date="@${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}"`"
 
 #
 # Make automake clean emacs ~ files for "make clean"
diff --git a/config/opal_get_version.m4 b/config/opal_get_version.m4
index d8648a3ad60..2552ddf1eac 100644
--- a/config/opal_get_version.m4
+++ b/config/opal_get_version.m4
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dnl Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 dnl                         All rights reserved.
 dnl Copyright (c) 2008-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 dnl Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
-dnl Copyright (c) 2014      Research Organization for Information Science
+dnl Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Research Organization for Information Science
 dnl                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
 dnl $COPYRIGHT$
 dnl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ m4_define([OPAL_GET_VERSION],[
                     $2_REPO_REV=`git describe --tags --always`
                 fi
             else
-                $2_REPO_REV="date`date '+%Y-%m-%d'`"
+                $2_REPO_REV="date`date --date="@${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}" '+%Y-%m-%d'`"
             fi
         fi
 
diff --git a/ompi/tools/mpisync/Makefile.am b/ompi/tools/mpisync/Makefile.am
index 3514afcc59f..60ee8d44312 100644
--- a/ompi/tools/mpisync/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/tools/mpisync/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
             -DOPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="\"@OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_USER="\"$$USER\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_HOST="\"`(hostname || uname -n) | sed 1q`\"" \
-            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`date`\"" \
+            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`$(top_srcdir)/config/getdate.sh`\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CFLAGS="\"@CFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CPPFLAGS="\"@CPPFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CXXFLAGS="\"@CXXFLAGS@\"" \
diff --git a/ompi/tools/ompi_info/Makefile.am b/ompi/tools/ompi_info/Makefile.am
index 296d8ba283a..5869b239227 100644
--- a/ompi/tools/ompi_info/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/tools/ompi_info/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
             -DOPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="\"@OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_USER="\"$$USER\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_HOST="\"`(hostname || uname -n) 2> /dev/null | sed 1q`\"" \
-            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`date`\"" \
+            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`$(top_srcdir)/config/getdate.sh`\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CFLAGS="\"@CFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CPPFLAGS="\"@CPPFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CXXFLAGS="\"@CXXFLAGS@\"" \
diff --git a/orte/tools/orte-info/Makefile.am b/orte/tools/orte-info/Makefile.am
index d1e68728401..8464fe41b1c 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orte-info/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/tools/orte-info/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
             -DOPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="\"@OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_USER="\"$$USER\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_HOST="\"`(hostname || uname -n) | sed 1q`\"" \
-            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`date`\"" \
+            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`$(top_srcdir)/config/getdate.sh`\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CFLAGS="\"@CFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CPPFLAGS="\"@CPPFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CXXFLAGS="\"@CXXFLAGS@\"" \
diff --git a/oshmem/tools/oshmem_info/Makefile.am b/oshmem/tools/oshmem_info/Makefile.am
index a474eaf51d0..4505d1a64c6 100644
--- a/oshmem/tools/oshmem_info/Makefile.am
+++ b/oshmem/tools/oshmem_info/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
             -DOPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE="\"@OPAL_CONFIGURE_DATE@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_USER="\"$$USER\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_HOST="\"`(hostname || uname -n) 2> /dev/null | sed 1q`\"" \
-            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`date`\"" \
+            -DOMPI_BUILD_DATE="\"`$(top_srcdir)/config/getdate.sh`\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CFLAGS="\"@CFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CPPFLAGS="\"@CPPFLAGS@\"" \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_CXXFLAGS="\"@CXXFLAGS@\"" \
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
             -DOMPI_BUILD_LIBS="\"@LIBS@\"" \
             -DOPAL_CC_ABSOLUTE="\"@OPAL_CC_ABSOLUTE@\"" \
             -DOMPI_CXX_ABSOLUTE="\"@OMPI_CXX_ABSOLUTE@\""
+
 if OSHMEM_PROFILING
     AM_CPPFLAGS += -DOSHMEM_PROFILING=1
 else