diff --git a/conda/packages/nv_ingest/build.sh b/conda/packages/nv_ingest/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..585adc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/packages/nv_ingest/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DATE_STRING="$(date +%y%m%d)"
+export DATE_STRING
diff --git a/conda/packages/nv_ingest/meta.yaml b/conda/packages/nv_ingest/meta.yaml
index d8544fda..c8cac3a0 100644
--- a/conda/packages/nv_ingest/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/packages/nv_ingest/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% set name = data.get('name', 'nv_ingest') | lower %}
 {% set version = data.get('version') %}
 {% set py_version = environ['CONDA_PY'] %}
-{% set date_string = "$(date +%y%m%d)" %}
+{% set date_string = environ['DATE_STRING'] %}
 
 # Determine Git root, falling back to default path ../../.. if Git is not available or the directory is not a Git repo
 {% set git_root = environ.get('GIT_ROOT', '../../..') %}
diff --git a/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/build.sh b/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..585adc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DATE_STRING="$(date +%y%m%d)"
+export DATE_STRING
diff --git a/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/meta.yaml b/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/meta.yaml
index 6a412be9..e0615ce6 100644
--- a/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/packages/nv_ingest_client/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% set name = data.get('name', 'nv_ingest_client') | lower %}
 {% set version = data.get('version') %}
 {% set py_version = environ['CONDA_PY'] %}
-{% set date_string = "$(date +%y%m%d)" %}
+{% set date_string = environ['DATE_STRING'] %}
 
 # Determine Git root, falling back to default path ../../.. if Git is not available or the directory is not a Git repo
 {% set git_root = environ.get('GIT_ROOT', '../../../client') %}