diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask.rb
index 23d20dcc78..aef26e8b6f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ module Cask
       !versions.empty?
     end
 
+    def install_time
+      _, time = timestamped_versions.last
+      return unless time
+
+      Time.strptime(time, Metadata::TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
+    end
+
     def installed_caskfile
       installed_version = timestamped_versions.last
       metadata_master_container_path.join(*installed_version, "Casks", "#{token}.rb")
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/metadata.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/metadata.rb
index 9a47567e9f..b15fbdda39 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/metadata.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/metadata.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 module Cask
   module Metadata
     METADATA_SUBDIR = ".metadata"
+    TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "%Y%m%d%H%M%S.%L"
 
     def metadata_master_container_path
       @metadata_master_container_path ||= caskroom_path.join(METADATA_SUBDIR)
@@ -58,12 +59,7 @@ module Cask
     private
 
     def new_timestamp(time = Time.now)
-      time = time.utc
-
-      timestamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
-      fraction = format("%.3f", time.to_f - time.to_i)[1..-1]
-
-      timestamp.concat(fraction)
+      time.utc.strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
     end
   end
 end