diff --git a/morgan/__init__.py b/morgan/__init__.py
index 755fed9..abeb7ac 100644
--- a/morgan/__init__.py
+++ b/morgan/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from morgan import configurator, metadata, server
 from morgan.__about__ import __version__
-from morgan.utils import Cache, to_single_dash
+from morgan.utils import Cache, to_single_dash, touch_file
 
 PYPI_ADDRESS = "https://pypi.org/simple/"
 PREFERRED_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ def _download_file(
         if os.path.exists(target):
             truehash = self._hash_file(target, hashalg)
             if truehash == exphash:
+                touch_file(target, fileinfo)
                 return True
 
         print("\t{}...".format(fileinfo["url"]), end=" ")
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ def _download_file(
                 )
             )
 
+        touch_file(target, fileinfo)
         return True
 
     def _hash_file(self, filepath: str, hashalg: str) -> str:
diff --git a/morgan/utils.py b/morgan/utils.py
index 425efc1..c8ca4e6 100644
--- a/morgan/utils.py
+++ b/morgan/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import os
 import re
 
+import dateutil  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 
 
@@ -42,3 +44,13 @@ def is_simple_case(self, req):
             if all(spec.operator in ('>', '>=') for spec in specifier._specs):
                 return True
         return False
+
+
+def touch_file(path: str, fileinfo: dict):
+    'upload-time: 2025-05-28T18:46:29.349478Z'
+    time_str = fileinfo.get('upload-time')
+    if not path or not time_str:
+        return
+    dt = dateutil.parser.parse(time_str)
+    ts = dt.timestamp()
+    os.utime(path, (ts, ts))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0756ff5..e89ef59 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
         # solved in morgan/__init__.py
     "importlib-metadata~=4.12.0; python_version < '3.8'",
     "tomli~=2.0.1",
+    "python-dateutil",
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",