diff --git a/config/common.conf b/config/common.conf
index 3616f36..30c996d 100644
--- a/config/common.conf
+++ b/config/common.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ FETCHTIMEOUT="180"
 # without user intervention most times.
 FETCHTRIES="3"
 
+# Using this, the default commit date format can be changed according to the requirement.
+# This customizable format may be needed when you want to change date format that is shown
+# in remote repository update message.
+PUSHDATEFORMAT="%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y"
+
 # Specifies where EzBuild will store everything that it builds, and also where it will
 # put all its temporary files and caches.
 TEMPDIR="/var/tmp/ezbuild"