diff --git a/managed/yb_release b/managed/yb_release
index 44c0dada8fc6..995473380a2d 100755
--- a/managed/yb_release
+++ b/managed/yb_release
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fi
 set -euo pipefail
 
 export DEVOPS_HOME="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"/devops
+export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(date +%s)"
 
 . "$DEVOPS_HOME/bin/"/common.sh