diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee8a182ff..e7aeb693a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ test: test-all
 minio: pre-build build-all test-all
 
 install: minio
-	@godep go install -a github.com/minio-io/minio && echo "Installed minio:"
+	@echo "Installing minio:"
+	@godep go install -a -ldflags "-X main.BuildDate `date '+%FT%T.%N%:z'`" github.com/minio-io/minio
 
 save: restore
 	@godep save ./...
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bd259416b..9dfc45d78 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ func getSystemData() map[string]string {
 // Version is based on MD5SUM of its binary
 var Version = mustHashBinarySelf()
 
+// BuilDate - build time
+var BuilDate string
+
 func main() {
 	// set up iodine
 	iodine.SetGlobalState("minio.version", Version)
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "minio"
 	app.Version = Version
+	app.Compiled, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, BuilDate)
 	app.Author = "Minio.io"
 	app.Usage = "Minimalist Object Storage"
 	app.Flags = flags