diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index 78a5fac..4371cd6 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ func (c *controlBox) addRepo(path string) {
 	c.grid.NextRow()
 
 	c.lastTag = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "lastTag")
-	c.lastTag.SetText(path)
 	c.grid.NextRow()
 
 	c.dirtyL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "dirty")
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ func (c *controlBox) addRepo(path string) {
 	c.currentL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "current")
 	c.grid.NextRow()
 
+	c.buildDate = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "Build Date")
+	c.grid.NextRow()
+
+	stamp := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC")
+	c.buildDate.SetText(stamp)
+
+	c.tagDate = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "git tag Date")
+	c.grid.NextRow()
+
 	c.status = repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(path)
 	c.status.SetMainWorkingName("master")
 	c.status.SetDevelWorkingName("devel")
@@ -68,6 +77,9 @@ func (c *controlBox) addRepo(path string) {
 	c.lastTag.SetText(lasttag)
 	c.currentL.SetText(cbname + " " + cbversion)
 
+	tagDate := c.getDateStamp(lasttag)
+	c.tagDate.SetText(tagDate)
+
 	if c.status.Changed() {
 		log.Warn("should scan here")
 	}
diff --git a/controlBox.go b/controlBox.go
index 4d1b893..ad2966e 100644
--- a/controlBox.go
+++ b/controlBox.go
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ type controlBox struct {
 	Description  *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	// repostatus things
-	pathL    *gadgets.OneLiner
-	lastTag  *gadgets.OneLiner
-	dirtyL   *gadgets.OneLiner
-	currentL *gadgets.OneLiner
-	status   *repostatus.RepoStatus
+	pathL     *gadgets.OneLiner
+	lastTag   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	dirtyL    *gadgets.OneLiner
+	currentL  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	buildDate *gadgets.OneLiner
+	tagDate *gadgets.OneLiner
+	status    *repostatus.RepoStatus
 }
 
 // This initializes the control box
diff --git a/stateWindow.go b/stateWindow.go
index d42de22..142c8b7 100644
--- a/stateWindow.go
+++ b/stateWindow.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
@@ -86,17 +88,13 @@ func (c *controlBox) buildPackage() bool {
 
 	debname := filename + "_" + version + "_" + arch + ".deb"
 
-	if !shell.Mkdir("files/usr/bin") {
-		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
-		return false
-	}
-	if shell.Exists("files/DEBIAN") {
-		if !shell.Run([]string{"rm", "-rf", "files/DEBIAN"}) {
+	if shell.Exists("files") {
+		if !shell.Run([]string{"rm", "-rf", "files"}) {
 			log.Warn("rm failed")
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	if shell.Exists("files/DEBIAN") {
+	if shell.Exists("files") {
 		log.Warn("rm failed")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -104,6 +102,10 @@ func (c *controlBox) buildPackage() bool {
 		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
 		return false
 	}
+	if !shell.Mkdir("files/usr/bin") {
+		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
+		return false
+	}
 	if !shell.Run([]string{"cp", filename, "files/usr/bin"}) {
 		log.Warn("cp failed")
 		return false
@@ -171,6 +173,11 @@ func (c *controlBox) writeFiles() bool {
 	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Architecture:", c.Architecture.String())
 	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Depends:", c.Depends.String())
 	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Build-Depends:", c.BuildDepends.String())
+	stamp := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC")
+	// update to now now despite what the GUI is showing
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Package-Build-Date:", stamp)
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Git-Tag-Date:", c.tagDate.String())
+
 	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Maintainer:", c.Maintainer.String())
 	desc := c.Description.String()
 	parts := strings.Split(desc, "\n")
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ func (c *controlBox) computeControlValues() bool {
 		// get the package name from the repo name
 		path := c.pathL.String()
 		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
-		name := parts[len(parts) - 1]
+		name := parts[len(parts)-1]
 		c.Package.SetText(name)
 	}
 	if c.Source.String() == "" {
@@ -205,7 +212,25 @@ func (c *controlBox) computeControlValues() bool {
 	// TODO: get this from gitea (or gitlab or github, etc)
 	// or from the README.md ?
 	if c.Description.String() == "" {
-		c.Description.SetText("no control file")
+		c.Description.SetText("missing control file")
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+// stamp := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC")
+
+func (c *controlBox) getDateStamp(tag string) string {
+	_, out := c.status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "log", "-1", "--format=%at", tag})
+	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
+
+	// Convert the string to an integer
+	gitTagTimestampInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(out, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error converting timestamp:", err)
+		return "git tag " + tag + " unknown"
+	}
+
+	// Parse the Unix timestamp into a time.Time object
+	gitTagDate := time.Unix(gitTagTimestampInt, 0)
+	return gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC")
+}