diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 16d9dcaed..8623c1c5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ endif
 # Check whether the linker supports creating PIEs
 OPENSBI_LD_PIE := $(shell $(CC) $(CLANG_TARGET) $(RELAX_FLAG) $(USE_LD_FLAG) -fPIE -nostdlib -Wl,-pie -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo y || echo n)
 
+# Build Info:
+# OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP -- the compilation time stamp
+# OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION -- the compiler version info
+BUILD_INFO ?= n
+ifeq ($(BUILD_INFO),y)
+OPENSBI_BUILD_DATE_FMT = +%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z
+ifdef SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+	OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP ?= $(shell date -u -d "@$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" \
+		"$(OPENSBI_BUILD_DATE_FMT)" 2>/dev/null || \
+		date -u -r "$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" \
+		"$(OPENSBI_BUILD_DATE_FMT)" 2>/dev/null || \
+		date -u "$(OPENSBI_BUILD_DATE_FMT)")
+else
+	OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP ?= $(shell date "$(OPENSBI_BUILD_DATE_FMT)")
+endif
+OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION=$(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | grep ' version ' | \
+	sed 's/[[:space:]]*$$//')
+endif
+
 # Setup list of objects.mk files
 ifdef PLATFORM
 platform-object-mks=$(shell if [ -d $(platform_src_dir)/ ]; then find $(platform_src_dir) -iname "objects.mk" | sort -r; fi)
@@ -247,6 +266,10 @@ GENFLAGS	+=	-I$(include_dir)
 ifneq ($(OPENSBI_VERSION_GIT),)
 GENFLAGS	+=	-DOPENSBI_VERSION_GIT="\"$(OPENSBI_VERSION_GIT)\""
 endif
+ifeq ($(BUILD_INFO),y)
+GENFLAGS	+=	-DOPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP="\"$(OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP)\""
+GENFLAGS	+=	-DOPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION="\"$(OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION)\""
+endif
 GENFLAGS	+=	$(libsbiutils-genflags-y)
 GENFLAGS	+=	$(platform-genflags-y)
 GENFLAGS	+=	$(firmware-genflags-y)
@@ -398,6 +421,11 @@ $(build_dir)/%.dep: $(src_dir)/%.c
 $(build_dir)/%.o: $(src_dir)/%.c
 	$(call compile_cc,$@,$<)
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_INFO),y)
+$(build_dir)/lib/sbi/sbi_init.o: $(libsbi_dir)/sbi_init.c FORCE
+	$(call compile_cc,$@,$<)
+endif
+
 $(build_dir)/%.dep: $(src_dir)/%.S
 	$(call compile_as_dep,$@,$<)
 
@@ -551,3 +579,6 @@ ifeq ($(install_root_dir),$(install_root_dir_default)/usr)
 	$(if $(V), @echo " RM        $(install_root_dir_default)")
 	$(CMD_PREFIX)rm -rf $(install_root_dir_default)
 endif
+
+.PHONY: FORCE
+FORCE:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fdf09792..54fabe4ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,6 +254,29 @@ to produce broken binaries with missing relocations; it is therefore currently
 recommended that this combination be avoided or *FW_PIC=n* be used to disable
 building OpenSBI as a position-independent binary.
 
+Building with timestamp and compiler info
+-----------------------------------------
+
+When doing development, we may want to know the build time and compiler info
+for debug purpose. OpenSBI can also be built with timestamp and compiler info.
+To build with those info and print it out at boot time, we can just simply add
+`BUILD_INFO=y`, like:
+```
+make BUILD_INFO=y
+```
+
+But if you have used `BUILD_INFO=y`, and want to switch back to `BUILD_INFO=n`,
+you must do
+```
+make clean
+```
+before the next build.
+
+NOTE: Using `BUILD_INFO=y` without specifying SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH will violate
+[reproducible builds]. This definition is ONLY for development and debug
+purpose, and should NOT be used in a product which follows "reproducible
+builds".
+
 Contributing to OpenSBI
 -----------------------
 
@@ -336,3 +359,4 @@ make I=<install_directory> install_docs
 [Doxygen manual]: http://www.doxygen.nl/manual/index.html
 [Kendryte standalone SDK]: https://github.com/kendryte/kendryte-standalone-sdk
 [third party notices]: ThirdPartyNotices.md
+[reproducible builds]: https://reproducible-builds.org
diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
index 843659e52..b1c7cf056 100644
--- a/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
+++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ static void sbi_boot_print_banner(struct sbi_scratch *scratch)
 		   OPENSBI_VERSION_MINOR);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP
+	sbi_printf("Build time: %s\n", OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION
+	sbi_printf("Build compiler: %s\n", OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION);
+#endif
+
 	sbi_printf(BANNER);
 }