diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c223238..937d6862 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Unreleased
+
+## Features
+
+- Include timestamp and tags in the candid provenance record.
+
 # 2023.10.15-0600Z
 
 ## Overview
diff --git a/scripts/import-candid b/scripts/import-candid
index c1b17321..817e1538 100755
--- a/scripts/import-candid
+++ b/scripts/import-candid
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import_did() {
   local out_path="packages/${pkg}/candid/${out_filename}"
   echo "Copying ${in_fullpath} -> REPO_ROOT/${out_path}"
   {
-    echo "// Generated from IC repo commit ${IC_COMMIT} '${in_path}' by $(basename "${0}")"
+    echo "// Generated from IC repo commit ${IC_COMMIT} (${IC_DATE}${IC_TAGS:+ tags: ${IC_TAGS% }}) '${in_path}' by $(basename "${0}")"
     cat "$in_fullpath"
   } >"${out_path}"
 }
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ test -n "${IC_DIR:-}" || {
   echo "       Use --help for usage."
   exit 1
 } >&2
-IC_COMMIT="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git rev-parse HEAD)"
+IC_COMMIT="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+IC_DATE="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git show -s --format=%as)"
+IC_TAGS="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git tag --points-at HEAD | tr "\n" " ")"
 THIS_SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$0")"
 
 : Import canisters