diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 50431aa2..03ddcd8a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -439,8 +439,10 @@ checksum = "a21f936df1771bf62b77f047b726c4625ff2e8aa607c01ec06e5a05bd8463401"
 dependencies = [
  "android-tzdata",
  "iana-time-zone",
+ "js-sys",
  "num-traits",
  "serde",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
@@ -3740,6 +3742,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "cargo_metadata",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_complete",
@@ -3807,6 +3810,7 @@ version = "0.11.15"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "biblatex",
+ "chrono",
  "comemo 0.4.0",
  "dashmap",
  "ecow 0.2.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1e6331b..bea7d01b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ tokio-util = { version = "0.7.10", features = ["compat"] }
 open = { version = "5.1.3" }
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 walkdir = "2"
+chrono = "0.4"
 
 # Networking
 hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/crates/tinymist-query/Cargo.toml b/crates/tinymist-query/Cargo.toml
index b4801ce5..4d3332f3 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist-query/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tinymist-query/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ walkdir.workspace = true
 indexmap.workspace = true
 ecow.workspace = true
 siphasher.workspace = true
+chrono.workspace = true
 
 typst.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/crates/tinymist-query/src/lib.rs b/crates/tinymist-query/src/lib.rs
index cb8aa38d..412f858e 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist-query/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist-query/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,10 +143,11 @@ mod polymorphic {
         Merged,
     }
 
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
     pub enum ExportKind {
-        #[default]
-        Pdf,
+        Pdf {
+            creation_timestamp: Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
+        },
         Svg {
             page: PageSelection,
         },
@@ -155,10 +156,18 @@ mod polymorphic {
         },
     }
 
+    impl Default for ExportKind {
+        fn default() -> Self {
+            Self::Pdf {
+                creation_timestamp: None,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     impl ExportKind {
         pub fn extension(&self) -> &str {
             match self {
-                Self::Pdf => "pdf",
+                Self::Pdf { .. } => "pdf",
                 Self::Svg { .. } => "svg",
                 Self::Png { .. } => "png",
             }
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/Cargo.toml b/crates/tinymist/Cargo.toml
index bb11e025..59e3dfbe 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tinymist/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ tinymist-assets = { workspace = true }
 tinymist-query.workspace = true
 tinymist-render.workspace = true
 sync-lsp.workspace = true
+chrono.workspace = true
 
 once_cell.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/src/actor/mod.rs b/crates/tinymist/src/actor/mod.rs
index e3bcf961..2c034f3e 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/src/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist/src/actor/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ impl LanguageState {
                 output: self.compile_config().output_path.clone(),
                 mode: self.compile_config().export_pdf,
             },
-            kind: ExportKind::Pdf,
+            kind: ExportKind::Pdf {
+                creation_timestamp: self.config.compile.determine_creation_timestamp(),
+            },
             count_words: self.config.compile.notify_status,
         });
 
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/src/cmd.rs b/crates/tinymist/src/cmd.rs
index e6e5893f..1856744c 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist/src/cmd.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ struct ExportOpts {
 impl LanguageState {
     /// Export the current document as PDF file(s).
     pub fn export_pdf(&mut self, req_id: RequestId, args: Vec<JsonValue>) -> ScheduledResult {
-        self.export(req_id, ExportKind::Pdf, args)
+        self.export(
+            req_id,
+            ExportKind::Pdf {
+                creation_timestamp: self.config.compile.determine_creation_timestamp(),
+            },
+            args,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Export the current document as Svg file(s).
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/src/init.rs b/crates/tinymist/src/init.rs
index eaa67e16..c093ef96 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/src/init.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist/src/init.rs
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ impl CompileConfig {
                     entry: command.input.map(|e| Path::new(&e).into()),
                     root_dir: command.root,
                     inputs: Arc::new(Prehashed::new(inputs)),
-                    font_paths: command.font.font_paths,
+                    font: command.font,
+                    creation_timestamp: command.creation_timestamp,
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -621,13 +622,17 @@ impl CompileConfig {
         let font = || {
             let mut opts = self.font_opts.clone();
 
-            if let Some(system_fonts) = self.system_fonts {
+            if let Some(system_fonts) = self.system_fonts.or_else(|| {
+                self.typst_extra_args
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|x| x.font.ignore_system_fonts)
+            }) {
                 opts.ignore_system_fonts = !system_fonts;
             }
 
             let font_paths = (!self.font_paths.is_empty()).then_some(&self.font_paths);
             let font_paths =
-                font_paths.or_else(|| self.typst_extra_args.as_ref().map(|x| &x.font_paths));
+                font_paths.or_else(|| self.typst_extra_args.as_ref().map(|x| &x.font.font_paths));
             if let Some(paths) = font_paths {
                 opts.font_paths.clone_from(paths);
             }
@@ -669,6 +674,11 @@ impl CompileConfig {
         combine(user_inputs, self.lsp_inputs.clone())
     }
 
+    /// Determines the creation timestamp.
+    pub fn determine_creation_timestamp(&self) -> Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>> {
+        self.typst_extra_args.as_ref()?.creation_timestamp
+    }
+
     fn determine_user_inputs(&self) -> ImmutDict {
         static EMPTY: Lazy<ImmutDict> = Lazy::new(ImmutDict::default);
 
@@ -686,13 +696,13 @@ impl CompileConfig {
     ) -> (
         Option<bool>,
         &Vec<PathBuf>,
-        Option<&Vec<PathBuf>>,
+        Option<&CompileFontArgs>,
         Option<Arc<Path>>,
     ) {
         (
             self.system_fonts,
             &self.font_paths,
-            self.typst_extra_args.as_ref().map(|e| &e.font_paths),
+            self.typst_extra_args.as_ref().map(|e| &e.font),
             self.determine_root(self.determine_default_entry_path().as_ref()),
         )
     }
@@ -766,8 +776,10 @@ pub struct CompileExtraOpts {
     pub entry: Option<ImmutPath>,
     /// Additional input arguments to compile the entry file.
     pub inputs: ImmutDict,
-    /// will remove later
-    pub font_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    /// Additional font paths.
+    pub font: CompileFontArgs,
+    /// The creation timestamp for various output.
+    pub creation_timestamp: Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
 }
 
 /// The path pattern that could be substituted.
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/src/task/export.rs b/crates/tinymist/src/task/export.rs
index 3838b6f8..1f014efe 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/src/task/export.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist/src/task/export.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use tinymist_query::{ExportKind, PageSelection};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use typst::{foundations::Smart, layout::Abs, layout::Frame, visualize::Color};
 use typst_ts_compiler::{EntryReader, EntryState, TaskInputs};
+use typst_ts_core::TypstDatetime;
 
 use crate::{
     actor::{
@@ -196,10 +197,12 @@ impl ExportConfig {
             static BLANK: Lazy<Frame> = Lazy::new(Frame::default);
             let first_frame = || doc.pages.first().map(|f| &f.frame).unwrap_or(&*BLANK);
             Ok(match kind2 {
-                Pdf => {
+                Pdf { creation_timestamp } => {
+                    let timestamp =
+                        convert_datetime(creation_timestamp.unwrap_or_else(chrono::Utc::now));
                     // todo: Some(pdf_uri.as_str())
                     // todo: timestamp world.now()
-                    typst_pdf::pdf(doc, Smart::Auto, None)
+                    typst_pdf::pdf(doc, Smart::Auto, timestamp)
                 }
                 Svg { page: First } => typst_svg::svg(first_frame()).into_bytes(),
                 Svg { page: Merged } => typst_svg::svg_merged(doc, Abs::zero()).into_bytes(),
@@ -233,6 +236,19 @@ fn log_err<T>(artifact: anyhow::Result<T>) -> Option<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Convert [`chrono::DateTime`] to [`TypstDatetime`]
+fn convert_datetime(date_time: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>) -> Option<TypstDatetime> {
+    use chrono::{Datelike, Timelike};
+    TypstDatetime::from_ymd_hms(
+        date_time.year(),
+        date_time.month().try_into().ok()?,
+        date_time.day().try_into().ok()?,
+        date_time.hour().try_into().ok()?,
+        date_time.minute().try_into().ok()?,
+        date_time.second().try_into().ok()?,
+    )
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/tinymist/src/world.rs b/crates/tinymist/src/world.rs
index 5764d189..253b3f2d 100644
--- a/crates/tinymist/src/world.rs
+++ b/crates/tinymist/src/world.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use clap::{builder::ValueParser, ArgAction, Parser};
 use comemo::Prehashed;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ use typst_ts_compiler::{
 const ENV_PATH_SEP: char = if cfg!(windows) { ';' } else { ':' };
 
 /// The font arguments for the compiler.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Parser, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Parser, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct CompileFontArgs {
     /// Font paths
@@ -62,6 +63,18 @@ pub struct CompileOnceArgs {
     /// Font related arguments.
     #[clap(flatten)]
     pub font: CompileFontArgs,
+
+    /// The document's creation date formatted as a UNIX timestamp.
+    ///
+    /// For more information, see <https://reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/>.
+    #[clap(
+        long = "creation-timestamp",
+        env = "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH",
+        value_name = "UNIX_TIMESTAMP",
+        value_parser = parse_source_date_epoch,
+        hide(true),
+    )]
+    pub creation_timestamp: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 }
 
 /// Compiler feature for LSP world.
@@ -121,3 +134,11 @@ fn parse_input_pair(raw: &str) -> Result<(String, String), String> {
     let val = val.trim().to_owned();
     Ok((key, val))
 }
+
+/// Parses a UNIX timestamp according to <https://reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/>
+fn parse_source_date_epoch(raw: &str) -> Result<DateTime<Utc>, String> {
+    let timestamp: i64 = raw
+        .parse()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("timestamp must be decimal integer ({err})"))?;
+    DateTime::from_timestamp(timestamp, 0).ok_or_else(|| "timestamp out of range".to_string())
+}
diff --git a/editors/vscode/README.md b/editors/vscode/README.md
index 66a77a10..fb5ba058 100644
--- a/editors/vscode/README.md
+++ b/editors/vscode/README.md
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ There is a **global** configuration `tinymist.typstExtraArgs` to pass extra argu
 typst watch --input=awa=1 --input=abaaba=2 main.typ
 ```
 
+Supported arguments:
+- entry file: The last string in the array will be treated as the entry file.
+  - This is used to specify the **default** entry file for the compiler, which may be overridden by other settings.
+- `--input`: Add a string key-value pair visible through `sys.inputs`.
+- `--font-path` (environment variable: `TYPST_FONT_PATHS`), Font paths, maybe overriden by `tinymist.fontPaths`.
+- `--ignore-system-fonts`: Ensures system fonts won't be searched, maybe overriden by `tinymist.systemFonts`.
+- `--creation-timestamp` (environment variable: `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH`): The document's creation date formatted as a [UNIX timestamp](https://reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/).
+
 **Note:** Fix entry to `main.typ` may help multiple-file projects but you may loss diagnostics and autocompletions in unrelated files.
 
 Note: the arguments has quite low priority, and that may be overridden by other settings.