diff --git a/gitTag.byAge.go b/gitTag.byAge.go
index f5e3188..6c4a852 100644
--- a/gitTag.byAge.go
+++ b/gitTag.byAge.go
@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@ func (repo *Repo) NewestAge() time.Duration {
 	return time.Since(newest)
 }
 
+func (repo *Repo) NewestTime() time.Time {
+	alltags := repo.Tags.selectAllGitTags()
+
+	var newest time.Time
+
+	for _, tag := range alltags {
+		// check the actual age of the patch
+		if newest.Before(tag.Authordate.AsTime()) {
+			newest = tag.Authordate.AsTime()
+		}
+		// check the age of the commit
+		if newest.Before(tag.Creatordate.AsTime()) {
+			newest = tag.Creatordate.AsTime()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return newest
+}
+
 func (repo *Repo) NewestAgeVerbose() time.Duration {
 	alltags := repo.Tags.selectAllGitTags()