diff --git a/gettext-tools/misc/gettextize.in b/gettext-tools/misc/gettextize.in
index a4a77f4..0d40d29 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/misc/gettextize.in
+++ b/gettext-tools/misc/gettextize.in
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ please=
 
 # Variable:
 # - date            current date, for use in ChangeLog entries.
-date=`date --utc +%Y-%m-%d`
+date=`date --utc --date="@${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}" +%Y-%m-%d`
 
 # func_copy from to
 # copies a file.