diff --git a/lib/github-provider.js b/lib/github-provider.js
index b1a190621dfa7..678a1becb8ce8 100644
--- a/lib/github-provider.js
+++ b/lib/github-provider.js
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
+const moment = require('moment');
 
 const { handleRequest: cache } = require('./request-handler');
 const {
   makeBadgeData: getBadgeData,
   makeLabel: getLabel,
-  getLogo
+  makeLogo: getLogo,
 } = require('./badge-data');
+const {
+  formatDate
+} = require('./text-formatters');
+
+const {
+  age
+} = require('./color-formatters');
 
 // GitHub commits since integration.
 function mapGithubCommitsSince(camp, githubApiUrl, githubAuth) {
@@ -68,9 +76,48 @@ function mapGithubCommitsSince(camp, githubApiUrl, githubAuth) {
     }));
 }
 
+//Github Release Date Integration
+function mapGithubReleaseDate(camp, githubApiUrl, githubAuth) {
+  camp.route(/^\/github\/release-date\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
+    cache(function (data, match, sendBadge, request) {
+      const user = match[1];  // eg, microsoft
+      const repo = match[2];  // eg, vscode
+      const format = match[3];
+      const apiUrl = `${githubApiUrl}/repos/${user}/${repo}/releases/latest`;
+      const badgeData = getBadgeData('release date', data);
+      if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
+        badgeData.logo = getLogo('github', data);
+      }
+      githubAuth.request(request, apiUrl, {}, function (err, res, buffer) {
+        if (err != null) {
+          badgeData.text[1] = 'inaccessible';
+          sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+          return;
+        }
 
+        //github return 404 if repo not found or no release
+        if(res.statusCode === 404) {
+          badgeData.text[1] = 'no releases or repo not found';
+          sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+          const data = JSON.parse(buffer);
+          const releaseDate = moment(data.created_at);
+          badgeData.text[1] = formatDate(releaseDate);
+          badgeData.colorscheme = age(releaseDate);
+          sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+        } catch (e) {
+          badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid';
+          sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+        }
+      });
+    }));
+}
 
 
 module.exports = {
-  mapGithubCommitsSince
+  mapGithubCommitsSince,
+  mapGithubReleaseDate
 };
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 8da99a9b18657..e76863f58f4ad 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ const {
 } = require('./lib/github-helpers');
 
 const {
-  mapGithubCommitsSince
+  mapGithubCommitsSince,
+  mapGithubReleaseDate
 } = require("./lib/github-provider");
 
 var semver = require('semver');
@@ -3323,6 +3324,9 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   });
 }));
 
+// GitHub release date integration.
+mapGithubReleaseDate(camp, githubApiUrl, githubAuth);
+
 // GitHub commits since integration.
 mapGithubCommitsSince(camp, githubApiUrl ,githubAuth);
 
diff --git a/service-tests/github.js b/service-tests/github.js
index 1005985b64e49..95100e445eaa4 100644
--- a/service-tests/github.js
+++ b/service-tests/github.js
@@ -165,6 +165,25 @@ t.create('(pre-)Release')
     value: Joi.string()
   }));
 
+t.create('Release Date. e.g release date|today')
+.get('/release-date/microsoft/vscode.json')
+.expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+  name: 'release date',
+  value: validDateString
+}));
+
+t.create('Release Date - Custom Label. e.g myRelease|today')
+.get('/release-date/microsoft/vscode.json?label=myRelease')
+.expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+  name: 'myRelease',
+  value: validDateString
+}));
+
+t.create('Release Date - Should return `no releases or repo not found` for invalid repo')
+.get('/release-date/not-valid-name/not-valid-repo.json')
+.expectJSON({ name: 'release date', value: 'no releases or repo not found' });
+
+
 t.create('Tag')
   .get('/tag/photonstorm/phaser.json')
   .expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
diff --git a/try.html b/try.html
index 92b07a8c06cf3..df1b7db6206ef 100644
--- a/try.html
+++ b/try.html
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@ <h3 id="miscellaneous"> Miscellaneous </h3>
     <td><img src='/github/issues/detail/last-update/badges/shields/979.svg' alt=''/></td>
     <td><code>https://img.shields.io/github/issues/detail/last-update/badges/shields/979.svg</code></td>
   </tr>
+  <tr><th data-doc='githubDoc'data-keywords='GitHub release date'> GitHub Release Date: </th>
+    <td><img src='/github/release-date/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit.svg' alt=''/></td>
+    <td><code>https://img.shields.io/github/release-date/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit.svg</code></td>
+  </tr>
   <tr><th data-keywords='GitHub pullrequest detail check' data-doc='githubDoc'> GitHub pull request check state: </th>
     <td><img src='/github/status/s/pulls/badges/shields/1110.svg' alt=''/></td>
     <td><code>https://img.shields.io/github/status/s/pulls/badges/shields/1110.svg</code></td>