diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d44adaa..4fbfce5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ occur. Once any failure occurs the entire checklist must be completed from scrat
       * [ ] man pages
         * [ ] man/cagebreak
         * [ ] man/cagebreak-config
+        * [ ] Set EPOCH to release day in man generation in meson.build
       * [ ] wiki
       * [ ] README.md Changelog for major and minor releases but not patches
     * [ ] Fixed bugs documented in Bugs.md
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 446ec7b..5ab89cb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ if get_option('man-pages')
     output : 'cagebreak.1',
     input : 'man/cagebreak.1.md',
 	capture : true,
-    command : [sh, '-c', '@0@ < @INPUT@'.format(scdoc.path())],
+    command : [sh, '-c', 'export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=1620290471 ; @0@ < @INPUT@'.format(scdoc.path())],
     install: true,
     install_dir: mandir1
     )
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ if get_option('man-pages')
     output : 'cagebreak-config.5',
     input : 'man/cagebreak-config.5.md',
 	capture : true,
-    command : [sh, '-c', '@0@ < @INPUT@'.format(scdoc.path())],
+    command : [sh, '-c', 'export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=1620290471 ; @0@ < @INPUT@'.format(scdoc.path())],
     install: true,
     install_dir: mandir5
     )