diff --git a/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js b/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
index cd545a4338..66a6fe777a 100644
--- a/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
+++ b/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ if (!process.env.VERDACCIO_AUTH) {
     return;
 }
 
+function pad2(n) {// always returns a string
+    return (n < 10 ? "0" : "") + n;
+}
+
+const d = new Date();
+
+const version = d.getFullYear() +
+    pad2(d.getMonth() + 1) +
+    pad2(d.getDate()) +
+    pad2(d.getHours()) +
+    pad2(d.getMinutes()) +
+    pad2(d.getSeconds());
+
 const packageJSON = require("../../package.json");
 
-packageJSON.version = `2.0.${new Date().getTime()}`;
+packageJSON.version = `2.0.${version}`;
 
 writeFileSync(resolve(__dirname, "../../package.json"), JSON.stringify(packageJSON, null, 2));