diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 13e16c69..f979fe0f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ steps:
 
   - name: docker_build_push_dind
     image: plugins/docker
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
     settings:
       repo: rancher/k3d
       tags:
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ steps:
         - tag
 
   - name: docker_build_push_binary
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
     image: plugins/docker
     settings:
       repo: rancher/k3d
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1cc1375..ada4f913 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ build-cross:
 # build a specific docker target ( '%' matches the target as specified in the Dockerfile)
 build-docker-%:
 	@echo "Building Docker image k3d:$(K3D_IMAGE_TAG)-$*"
-	docker build . -t k3d:$(K3D_IMAGE_TAG)-$* --target $*
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . -t k3d:$(K3D_IMAGE_TAG)-$* --target $*
 
 # build helper images
 build-helper-images:
 	@echo "Building docker image rancher/k3d-proxy:$(GIT_TAG)"
-	docker build proxy/ -f proxy/Dockerfile -t rancher/k3d-proxy:$(GIT_TAG)
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build proxy/ -f proxy/Dockerfile -t rancher/k3d-proxy:$(GIT_TAG)
 	@echo "Building docker image rancher/k3d-tools:$(GIT_TAG)"
-	docker build --no-cache tools/ -f tools/Dockerfile -t rancher/k3d-tools:$(GIT_TAG) --build-arg GIT_TAG=$(GIT_TAG)
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --no-cache tools/ -f tools/Dockerfile -t rancher/k3d-tools:$(GIT_TAG) --build-arg GIT_TAG=$(GIT_TAG)
 
 ##############################
 ########## Cleaning ##########
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index cea30784..1e3d8ff6 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ import (
 
 // RootFlags describes a struct that holds flags that can be set on root level of the command
 type RootFlags struct {
-	debugLogging bool
-	traceLogging bool
-	version      bool
+	debugLogging       bool
+	traceLogging       bool
+	timestampedLogging bool
+	version            bool
 }
 
 var flags = RootFlags{}
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.debugLogging, "verbose", false, "Enable verbose output (debug logging)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.traceLogging, "trace", false, "Enable super verbose output (trace logging)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.timestampedLogging, "timestamps", false, "Enable Log timestamps")
 
 	// add local flags
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.version, "version", false, "Show k3d and default k3s version")
@@ -161,9 +163,17 @@ func initLogging() {
 			log.TraceLevel,
 		},
 	})
-	log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{
+
+	formatter := &log.TextFormatter{
 		ForceColors: true,
-	})
+	}
+
+	if flags.timestampedLogging || os.Getenv("LOG_TIMESTAMPS") != "" {
+		formatter.FullTimestamp = true
+	}
+
+	log.SetFormatter(formatter)
+
 }
 
 func initRuntime() {
diff --git a/tests/dind.sh b/tests/dind.sh
index 25200a7a..edede4a7 100755
--- a/tests/dind.sh
+++ b/tests/dind.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ k3de2e=$(docker run -d \
           -e E2E_INCLUDE="$E2E_INCLUDE" \
           -e E2E_EXCLUDE="$E2E_EXCLUDE" \
           -e E2E_EXTRA="$E2E_EXTRA" \
+          -e LOG_TIMESTAMPS="true" \
           --add-host "k3d-registrytest-registry:127.0.0.1" \
           --name "k3d-e2e-runner-$TIMESTAMP" \
           "k3d:$K3D_IMAGE_TAG")