diff --git a/ezbuild b/ezbuild
index 29462db..8aafce2 100755
--- a/ezbuild
+++ b/ezbuild
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ until [[ -z "${1}" ]]; do
 		-c|--cleanlog)
 			EZOPT_CLEANLOG=true
 			;;
+		-D|--tarballdate)
+			shift
+			if [ -z ${1} ]; then
+				die "--tarballdate requires an additional argument!"
+			else
+				TARBALLDATE="${1}"
+			fi
+			;;
 		-h|--help)
 			showEzbuildUsage
 			;;
diff --git a/ezsync b/ezsync
index e856ff4..3b50a90 100755
--- a/ezsync
+++ b/ezsync
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ until [[ -z "${1}" ]]; do
 		-c|--cleanlog)
 			EZOPT_CLEANLOG=true
 			;;
+		-D|--tarballdate)
+			shift
+			if [ -z ${1} ]; then
+				die "--tarballdate requires an additional argument!"
+			else
+				TARBALLDATE="${1}"
+			fi
+			;;
 		-h|--help)
 			showEzsyncUsage
 			;;
diff --git a/libraries/common b/libraries/common
index ab9366a..4126ae4 100644
--- a/libraries/common
+++ b/libraries/common
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ function showEzbuildUsage() {
 	echo -e "building a custom Linux releases and templates.\n"
 	echo -e "USAGE: ezsync [parameters]"
 	echo -e "  -c\t--cleanlog\tclears log file; not working with -p and -P"
+	echo -e "  -D\t--tarballdate\toverrides produced image version/date format"
 	echo -e "  -h\t--help\t\tdisplays this screen and exits immediately"
 	echo -e "  -l\t--listmods\tshows the list of available built-in modules"
 	echo -e "  -p\t--purge\t\tclears temporary folder"
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ function showEzsyncUsage() {
 	echo -e "\treGen2 Linux for synchronizing Portage Tree with mainline.\n"
 	echo -e "USAGE: ezsync [parameters]"
 	echo -e "  -c\t--cleanlog\tclears log file; not working with -p and -P"
+	echo -e "  -D\t--tarballdate\toverrides produced image version/date format"
 	echo -e "  -h\t--help\t\tdisplays this screen and exits immediately"
 	echo -e "  -l\t--listmods\tshows the list of available built-in modules"
 	echo -e "  -n\t--nosync\tspecifies the ebuilds source that will be omitted"