diff --git a/AboutThisBuild.txt.in b/AboutThisBuild.txt.in
index f48d39b50..06f628187 100644
--- a/AboutThisBuild.txt.in
+++ b/AboutThisBuild.txt.in
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ Build flags: ${CXX_FLAGS}
 Link flags: ${LFLAGS}
 OpenMP support: ${OPTION_OMP}
 MMAP support: ${WITH_MYFILE_MMAP}
+Build OS: ${BUILDINFO_OS}
+Build date: ${BUILDINFO_DATE} ZULU
+Build epoch: ${BUILDINFO_EPOCH}
+Build UUID: ${BUILDINFO_UUID}
diff --git a/UpdateInfo.cmake b/UpdateInfo.cmake
index 60e3c16b3..dfac6c07c 100644
--- a/UpdateInfo.cmake
+++ b/UpdateInfo.cmake
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ if(REL_INFO_FILE STREQUAL REL_INFO_FILE-NOTFOUND)
         set(GIT_NUMERIC_VERSION_BS "${GIT_NUMERIC_VERSION_BS}.${GIT_COMMITS_SINCE_TAG}")
     endif()
 
+    execute_process(COMMAND uname -mrs OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILDINFO_OS OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND date -Ru OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILDINFO_DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND date +%s OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILDINFO_EPOCH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND uuidgen COMMAND tr "A-Z" "a-z" OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILDINFO_UUID OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
     message(STATUS "Git checkout information:")
     message(STATUS "	Commit description:	${GIT_DESCRIBE}")
     message(STATUS "	Branch:			${GIT_BRANCH}")
@@ -72,6 +77,11 @@ if(REL_INFO_FILE STREQUAL REL_INFO_FILE-NOTFOUND)
     message(STATUS "	Commits since tag:	${GIT_COMMITS_SINCE_TAG}")
     message(STATUS "	Commits since branch:	${GIT_COMMITS_SINCE_BRANCH}")
     message(STATUS "	Version (unreliable):	${GIT_NUMERIC_VERSION_BS}")
+    message(STATUS "Build information:")
+    message(STATUS "    Build OS:   ${BUILDINFO_OS}")
+    message(STATUS "    Build date: ${BUILDINFO_DATE}")
+    message(STATUS "    Epoch:      ${BUILDINFO_EPOCH}")
+    message(STATUS "    UUID:       ${BUILDINFO_UUID}")
 
     if(NOT DEFINED CACHE_NAME_SUFFIX)
         set(CACHE_NAME_SUFFIX "${GIT_DESCRIBE}")