diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
index 3e96080dd8..f7268e80f1 100755
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/arch/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ((LLVM)) && [[ -n "$SANITIZERS" ]]; then
     MKOSI_LDFLAGS="$MKOSI_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath=$(realpath "$(clang --print-runtime-dir)")"
 fi
 
-MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none}"
+MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none} -Dtime-epoch=1744207869"
 if ((WIPE)) && [[ -d "$BUILDDIR/meson-private" ]]; then
     MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="$MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS --wipe"
 fi
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
index 1d617cb7ce..fe96e997ea 100755
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if ((LLVM)) && [[ -n "$SANITIZERS" ]]; then
     MKOSI_LDFLAGS="$MKOSI_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath=$(realpath "$(clang --print-runtime-dir)")"
 fi
 
-MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none}"
+MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none} -Dtime-epoch=1744207869"
 if ((WIPE)) && [[ -d "$BUILDDIR/meson-private" ]]; then
     MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="$MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS --wipe"
 fi
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.build.chroot
index 215f125675..49f70a511c 100755
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/debian-ubuntu/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ((LLVM)) && [[ -n "$SANITIZERS" ]]; then
     MKOSI_LDFLAGS="$MKOSI_LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath=$(realpath "$(clang --print-runtime-dir)")"
 fi
 
-MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none}"
+MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none} -Dtime-epoch=1744207869"
 if ((WIPE)) && [[ -d "$BUILDDIR/meson-private" ]]; then
     MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="$MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS --wipe"
 fi
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
index 1ada7640c2..7b0e95e420 100755
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/build/mkosi.conf.d/opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if [[ -z "${MKOSI_LDFLAGS// }" ]]; then
     MKOSI_LDFLAGS="%{nil}"
 fi
 
-MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none}"
+MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="-D mode=developer -D vcs-tag=${VCS_TAG:-true} -D b_sanitize=${SANITIZERS:-none} -Dtime-epoch=1744207869"
 if ((WIPE)) && [[ -d "$BUILDDIR/meson-private" ]]; then
     MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS="$MKOSI_MESON_OPTIONS --wipe"
 fi