diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/classes/dey-image.bbclass b/meta-digi-dey/classes/dey-image.bbclass
index 8d19292dd..cea4ffe8d 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/classes/dey-image.bbclass
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/classes/dey-image.bbclass
@@ -32,3 +32,27 @@ inherit ${@bb.utils.contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "dey-qt", "populate_sdk_qt5", "",
 #
 DEY_IMAGE_INSTALLER ?= "0"
 inherit ${@base_conditional("DEY_IMAGE_INSTALLER", "1", "dey-image-installer", "", d)}
+
+#
+# Create a dey-version file when populating the toolchain/SDK
+#
+# 'SDK_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND' variable is originally defined in populate_sdk_base
+# class: poky/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
+# It is redefined here to be able to tweak the resulting SDK before packaging,
+# using the proper 'IMAGE_BASENAME' value.
+#
+SDK_PREPACKAGING_COMMAND ?= "toolchain_create_sdk_dey_version"
+SDK_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND = " create_sdk_files; check_sdk_sysroots; ${SDK_PREPACKAGING_COMMAND}; tar_sdk; ${SDK_PACKAGING_COMMAND} "
+
+# This function creates a DEY version information file
+fakeroot toolchain_create_sdk_dey_version() {
+	local deyversionfile="${SDK_OUTPUT}/${SDKPATH}/dey-version-${REAL_MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}"
+
+	rm -f $deyversionfile
+	touch $deyversionfile
+	echo 'Machine: ${MACHINE}' >> $deyversionfile
+	echo 'Version: ${DISTRO_VERSION}-${DATETIME}' >> $deyversionfile
+	echo 'Image: ${IMAGE_BASENAME}' >> $deyversionfile
+}
+toolchain_create_sdk_dey_version[vardepsexclude] = "DATETIME"
+