diff --git a/docs/lib/index.js b/docs/lib/index.js
index 5d4ae7af3457b..2c8ee86b9dc52 100644
--- a/docs/lib/index.js
+++ b/docs/lib/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ const { shorthands, definitions } = require('@npmcli/config/lib/definitions')
 
 const DOC_EXT = '.md'
 
+const timestamp = new Date(process.env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+  ? (process.env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH * 1000)
+  : new Date().getTime()
+)
+
 const TAGS = {
   CONFIG: '<!-- AUTOGENERATED CONFIG DESCRIPTIONS -->',
   USAGE: '<!-- AUTOGENERATED USAGE DESCRIPTIONS -->',
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ const replaceHelpLinks = (src) => {
 
 const transformMan = (src, { data, unified, remarkParse, remarkMan }) => unified()
   .use(remarkParse)
-  .use(remarkMan)
+  .use(remarkMan, { date: timestamp })
   .processSync(`# ${data.title}(${data.section}) - ${data.description}\n\n${src}`)
   .toString()