diff --git a/DATFromDir/DATFromDir.cs b/DATFromDir/DATFromDir.cs
index 2618a789..ca78ee8f 100644
--- a/DATFromDir/DATFromDir.cs
+++ b/DATFromDir/DATFromDir.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace SabreTools
 		// User specified variables
 		private static bool _noMD5;
 		private static bool _noSHA1;
+		private static bool _noDate;
 		private static bool _forceunzip;
 		private static bool _allfiles;
 		private static bool _old;
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ namespace SabreTools
 					case "--noSHA1":
 						_noSHA1 = true;
 						break;
+					case "-b":
+					case "--bare":
+						_noDate = true;
+						break;
 					case "-u":
 					case "--unzip":
 						_forceunzip = true;
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ namespace SabreTools
 			string[] splitPath = _basePath.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
 			_name = (_name == "" ? (inputs.Count > 1 ? Environment.CurrentDirectory.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar).Last() :
 				(_basePath.EndsWith(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString()) ? splitPath[splitPath.Length - 2] : splitPath.Last())) : _name);
-			_desc = (_desc == "" ? _name + " (" + _date + ")" : _desc);
+			_desc = (_desc == "" ? _name + (_noDate ? "" : " (" + _date + ")") : _desc);
 
 			// Now write it all out as a DAT
 			try
diff --git a/SabreHelper/Build.cs b/SabreHelper/Build.cs
index 9d404d8f..777ecbb0 100644
--- a/SabreHelper/Build.cs
+++ b/SabreHelper/Build.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Options:
   -h, -?, --help	Show this help dialog
   -m, --noMD5		Don't include MD5 in output
   -s, --noSHA1		Don't include SHA1 in output
+  -b, --bare		Don't include date in file name
   -u, --unzip		Force unzipping in created DAT
   -f, --files		Treat archives as files
   -o, --old		Output DAT in RV format instead of XML