diff --git a/.idea/.name b/.idea/.name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ded7d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+filename_template
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d73ddd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/filename_template-merge.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/filename_template-merge.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
index 4a35c26..f0db3ab 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ class CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction(
             IdeBundle.message("prompt.enter.new.file.name"),
             IdeBundle.message("title.new.file"),
             null,
-            template,
+            processTemplate(template),
             validator
         )
         return validator.createdElements
     }
+
+    private fun processTemplate(template: String): String {
+        val epoch = LocalDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC).toEpochSecond(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+        return template.replace("{{EPOCH}}", epoch.toString())
+    }
 }