diff --git a/cmd/hyperkube/BUILD b/cmd/hyperkube/BUILD
index 0edcdf10354..73490f39aed 100644
--- a/cmd/hyperkube/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/hyperkube/BUILD
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "hyperkube",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD b/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
index cd597b01ccb..85284938ef4 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-apiserver",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
index 9b510c14c72..262e870f8c2 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-controller-manager",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD b/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
index f940f9db775..58172fe88df 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-proxy",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD b/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
index f77bb9ced1f..436ef0b6211 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kubeadm",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/BUILD b/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
index 4a7b0f266b1..7ba7b9a6524 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kubectl",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/BUILD b/cmd/kubelet/BUILD
index 1aff4626dc5..54c1d9263f3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kubelet",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/hack/print-workspace-status.sh b/hack/print-workspace-status.sh
index 4a5951ce1ea..81816e5954b 100755
--- a/hack/print-workspace-status.sh
+++ b/hack/print-workspace-status.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ STABLE_BUILD_SCM_STATUS ${KUBE_GIT_TREE_STATE-}
 STABLE_BUILD_SCM_REVISION ${KUBE_GIT_VERSION-}
 STABLE_BUILD_MAJOR_VERSION ${KUBE_GIT_MAJOR-}
 STABLE_BUILD_MINOR_VERSION ${KUBE_GIT_MINOR-}
-STABLE_gitCommit ${KUBE_GIT_COMMIT-}
-STABLE_gitTreeState ${KUBE_GIT_TREE_STATE-}
-STABLE_gitVersion ${KUBE_GIT_VERSION-}
-STABLE_gitMajor ${KUBE_GIT_MAJOR-}
-STABLE_gitMinor ${KUBE_GIT_MINOR-}
+gitCommit ${KUBE_GIT_COMMIT-}
+gitTreeState ${KUBE_GIT_TREE_STATE-}
+gitVersion ${KUBE_GIT_VERSION-}
+gitMajor ${KUBE_GIT_MAJOR-}
+gitMinor ${KUBE_GIT_MINOR-}
+buildDate $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
 EOF
diff --git a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
index 6f22c01b16d..6f2335c0da1 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
+++ b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-scheduler",
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )