diff --git a/common/utils.h b/common/utils.h
index 9dca9e8..c6c34f4 100644
--- a/common/utils.h
+++ b/common/utils.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define UPDATE_ENGINE_COMMON_UTILS_H_
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -329,6 +330,9 @@
                              uint16_t* high_version,
                              uint16_t* low_version);
 
+// Return a string representation of |utime| for log file names.
+std::string GetTimeAsString(time_t utime);
+
 }  // namespace utils
 
 // Utility class to close a file descriptor