diff --git a/components/packaging/deb/Makefile b/components/packaging/deb/Makefile
index 960f68b876..c707012e92 100644
--- a/components/packaging/deb/Makefile
+++ b/components/packaging/deb/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
 GO_VERSION:=1.10.3
 DEB_VERSION=$(shell ./gen-deb-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) "$(VERSION)")
 CHOWN:=docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
-EPOCH?=
+EPOCH?=1
 
 BUILD=docker build --build-arg GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) -t debbuild-$@/$(ARCH) -f $(CURDIR)/$@/Dockerfile.$(ARCH) .
 RUN=docker run --rm -i \
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/Makefile b/components/packaging/rpm/Makefile
index edcade9976..fab09f96e0 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ GITCOMMIT=$(shell cd $(ENGINE_DIR) && git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
 GO_VERSION:=1.10.3
 GEN_RPM_VER=$(shell ./gen-rpm-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
+EPOCH?=1
 CHOWN=docker run --rm -i -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
 RPMBUILD=docker run --privileged --rm -i\
+	-e EPOCH="$(EPOCH)" \
 	-v $(CURDIR)/rpmbuild/SOURCES:/root/rpmbuild/SOURCES \
 	-v $(CURDIR)/rpmbuild/BUILD:/root/rpmbuild/BUILD \
 	-v $(CURDIR)/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT:/root/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT \
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
index 9a65893c5a..41318c4af9 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Name: docker-ce
 Version: %{_version}
 Release: %{_release}%{?dist}
+Epoch: %{getenv:EPOCH}
 Summary: The open-source application container engine
 Group: Tools/Docker
 License: ASL 2.0
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
index 337831fae5..cc13455dd1 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Name: docker-ce
 Version: %{_version}
 Release: %{_release}%{?dist}
+Epoch: %{getenv:EPOCH}
 Summary: The open-source application container engine
 Group: Tools/Docker
 License: ASL 2.0
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-28/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-28/docker-ce.spec
index 337831fae5..cc13455dd1 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-28/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-28/docker-ce.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Name: docker-ce
 Version: %{_version}
 Release: %{_release}%{?dist}
+Epoch: %{getenv:EPOCH}
 Summary: The open-source application container engine
 Group: Tools/Docker
 License: ASL 2.0