diff --git a/app/Dockerfile b/app/Dockerfile
index a30c880c..df5416de 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ RUN cd /build \
     && curl -SL https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/releases/download/v${MTX_TAG}/mediamtx_v${MTX_TAG}_linux_${MTX_ARCH:-amd64}.tar.gz \
     | tar xzf - -C app \
     && cp app/${LIB_ARCH:-amd}.lib usr/local/lib/libIOTCAPIs_ALL.so \
-    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib
+    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib  \ 
+    && echo BUILD_DATE=$(date) > .build_date
+
 
 FROM base
 ARG BUILD
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile.hwaccel b/app/Dockerfile.hwaccel
index 43a368b5..c3122c02 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile.hwaccel
+++ b/app/Dockerfile.hwaccel
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ RUN cd /build \
     | tar -xzf - -C app --wildcards 'mediamtx*' \
     && cp app/amd.lib usr/local/lib/libIOTCAPIs_ALL.so \
     && if [ -n "$QSV" ]; then cp -R /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ usr/lib/; fi \
-    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib
+    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib  \ 
+    && echo BUILD_DATE=$(date) > .build_date
 
 FROM base
 ARG BUILD
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile.multiarch b/app/Dockerfile.multiarch
index 9a22f549..090e4aaf 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile.multiarch
+++ b/app/Dockerfile.multiarch
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ RUN cd /build \
     && curl -SL https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/releases/download/v${MTX_TAG}/mediamtx_v${MTX_TAG}_linux_${MTX_ARCH:-amd64}.tar.gz \
     | tar xzf - -C app \
     && cp app/${LIB_ARCH:-amd}.lib usr/local/lib/libIOTCAPIs_ALL.so \
-    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib
+    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib  \ 
+    && echo BUILD_DATE=$(date) > .build_date
 
 FROM base_$TARGETARCH
 ARG BUILD
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile.qsv b/app/Dockerfile.qsv
index 08581ae5..c6586265 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile.qsv
+++ b/app/Dockerfile.qsv
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ RUN cd /build \
     | tar -xzf - -C app --wildcards 'mediamtx*' \
     && cp app/amd.lib usr/local/lib/libIOTCAPIs_ALL.so \
     && if [ -n "$QSV" ]; then cp -R /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ usr/lib/ && cp -R /usr/bin/ usr/bin; fi \
-    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib
+    && rm app/*.txt app/*.lib  \ 
+    && echo BUILD_DATE=$(date) > .build_date
 
 FROM base
 ARG BUILD
diff --git a/app/wyzebridge/config.py b/app/wyzebridge/config.py
index 5e58c890..de66b427 100644
--- a/app/wyzebridge/config.py
+++ b/app/wyzebridge/config.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 from wyzebridge.hass import setup_hass
 
 load_dotenv()
+load_dotenv("/.build_date")
 
 VERSION: str = getenv("VERSION", "DEV")
 BUILD = env_bool("BUILD", "local")
-BUILD_STR = "" if BUILD == VERSION else f"[{BUILD.upper()} BUILD]"
+BUILD_DATE = env_bool("BUILD_DATE")
+BUILD_STR = "" if BUILD == VERSION else f"[{BUILD.upper()} BUILD] {BUILD_DATE}"
 HASS_TOKEN: str = getenv("SUPERVISOR_TOKEN", "")
 setup_hass(HASS_TOKEN)
 MQTT_DISCOVERY = env_bool("MQTT_DTOPIC")