diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f6f89bf..1eec7e27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## Added
 
+- database timestamps
 - alerts module.
 - Tests for Settlement client.
 - Worker queues to listen for trigger events.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bce30baf..ff73bb06 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2525,6 +2525,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.11",
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "bitvec",
+ "chrono",
  "hex",
  "indexmap 2.2.6",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3236,9 +3237,11 @@ checksum = "a21f936df1771bf62b77f047b726c4625ff2e8aa607c01ec06e5a05bd8463401"
 dependencies = [
  "android-tzdata",
  "iana-time-zone",
+ "js-sys",
  "num-traits 0.2.19",
  "serde",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6374,6 +6377,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "c-kzg",
  "cairo-vm 1.0.0-rc3",
+ "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
  "da-client-interface",
  "dotenvy",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2664d313..b092c7ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ axum = { version = "0.7.4" }
 axum-macros = "0.4.1"
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
+chrono = "0.4.0"
 c-kzg = "1.0.0"
 dotenvy = "0.15.7"
 futures = "0.3.30"
-mongodb = { version = "2.8.1" }
+mongodb = { version = "2.8.1", features = ["bson-chrono-0_4"] }
 omniqueue = { version = "0.2.0" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.7", features = [
   "rustls-tls",
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/Cargo.toml b/crates/orchestrator/Cargo.toml
index 1ded351a..14e979d6 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ bincode = { workspace = true }
 bytes = "1.6.0"
 c-kzg = { workspace = true }
 cairo-vm = { workspace = true }
+chrono = { workspace = true }
 color-eyre = { workspace = true }
 da-client-interface = { workspace = true }
 dotenvy = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/database/mongodb/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/database/mongodb/mod.rs
index 4d53f243..8e4102eb 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/database/mongodb/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/database/mongodb/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use futures::TryStreamExt;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use mongodb::bson::{Bson, Document};
@@ -64,17 +65,22 @@ impl MongoDb {
         if result.modified_count == 0 {
             return Err(eyre!("Failed to update job. Job version is likely outdated"));
         }
-        self.update_job_version(current_job).await?;
+        self.post_job_update(current_job).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // TODO : remove this function
+    // Do this process in single db transaction.
     /// To update the document version
-    async fn update_job_version(&self, current_job: &JobItem) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn post_job_update(&self, current_job: &JobItem) -> Result<()> {
         let filter = doc! {
             "id": current_job.id,
         };
         let combined_update = doc! {
-            "$inc": { "version": 1 }
+            "$inc": { "version": 1 },
+            "$set" : {
+                "updated_at": Utc::now().round_subsecs(0)
+            }
         };
         let options = UpdateOptions::builder().upsert(false).build();
         let result = self.get_job_collection().update_one(filter, combined_update, options).await?;
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/da_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
index 8148b113..e23af285 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::ops::{Add, Mul, Rem};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::eyre::WrapErr;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use num_bigint::{BigUint, ToBigUint};
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ impl Job for DaJob {
             external_id: String::new().into(),
             metadata,
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
index ab6cf1c1..3c81b2c9 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use cairo_vm::vm::runners::cairo_pie::CairoPie;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::eyre::WrapErr;
 use prover_client_interface::{Task, TaskStatus};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ impl Job for ProvingJob {
             external_id: String::new().into(),
             metadata,
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/register_proof_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/register_proof_job/mod.rs
index e9a076dc..f7d958ad 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/register_proof_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/register_proof_job/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ impl Job for RegisterProofJob {
             // this will allow state update jobs to be created for each block
             metadata,
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/snos_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/snos_job/mod.rs
index 8c532bb2..02898767 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/snos_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/snos_job/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ impl Job for SnosJob {
             external_id: String::new().into(),
             metadata,
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/state_update_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/state_update_job/mod.rs
index 48e4aeb9..6a8800fb 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/state_update_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/state_update_job/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use ::utils::collections::{has_dup, is_sorted};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use cairo_vm::Felt252;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
 use snos::io::output::StarknetOsOutput;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ impl Job for StateUpdateJob {
             // we don't do one job per state update as that makes nonce management complicated
             metadata,
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/types.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/types.rs
index bb2130b5..1e1a4e34 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/types.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/jobs/types.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use da_client_interface::DaVerificationStatus;
 // TODO: job types shouldn't depend on mongodb
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 #[cfg(feature = "with_mongodb")]
-use mongodb::bson::serde_helpers::uuid_1_as_binary;
+use mongodb::bson::serde_helpers::{chrono_datetime_as_bson_datetime, uuid_1_as_binary};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use settlement_client_interface::SettlementVerificationStatus;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ pub struct JobItem {
     pub metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// helps to keep track of the version of the item for optimistic locking
     pub version: i32,
+    /// timestamp when the job was created
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "with_mongodb", serde(with = "chrono_datetime_as_bson_datetime"))]
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    /// timestamp when the job was last updated
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "with_mongodb", serde(with = "chrono_datetime_as_bson_datetime"))]
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/common/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/common/mod.rs
index 83cf7e68..8e36bf22 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use ::uuid::Uuid;
 use aws_config::Region;
 use aws_sdk_sns::error::SdkError;
 use aws_sdk_sns::operation::create_topic::CreateTopicError;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use mongodb::Client;
 use rstest::*;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ pub fn default_job_item() -> JobItem {
         external_id: ExternalId::String("0".to_string().into_boxed_str()),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         version: 0,
+        created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+        updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/database/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/database/mod.rs
index 58866582..29c3a9e7 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/database/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/database/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::config::{config, Config};
 use crate::jobs::types::{ExternalId, JobItem, JobStatus, JobType};
 use crate::tests::config::TestConfigBuilder;
 use arc_swap::Guard;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use rstest::*;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -224,5 +225,7 @@ pub fn build_job_item(job_type: JobType, job_status: JobStatus, internal_id: u64
         external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
         metadata: Default::default(),
         version: 0,
+        created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+        updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/da_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
index 1390e46e..d98fe6de 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/da_job/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::tests::common::drop_database;
 use crate::tests::config::TestConfigBuilder;
 use crate::{config::config, jobs::Job};
 use assert_matches::assert_matches;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
 use da_client_interface::MockDaClient;
 use mockall::predicate::always;
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ async fn test_da_job_process_job_failure_on_small_blob_size(
                 external_id: ExternalId::String(internal_id.to_string().into_boxed_str()),
                 metadata: HashMap::default(),
                 version: 0,
+                created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+                updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
             },
         )
         .await;
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ async fn test_da_job_process_job_failure_on_pending_block() {
                 external_id: ExternalId::String("1".to_string().into_boxed_str()),
                 metadata: HashMap::default(),
                 version: 0,
+                created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+                updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
             },
         )
         .await;
@@ -202,6 +207,8 @@ async fn test_da_job_process_job_success(
                 external_id: ExternalId::String(internal_id.to_string().into_boxed_str()),
                 metadata: HashMap::default(),
                 version: 0,
+                created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+                updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
             },
         )
         .await;
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/mod.rs
index d1748feb..f39851d7 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub mod proving_job;
 pub mod state_update_job;
 
 use assert_matches::assert_matches;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -505,6 +506,8 @@ fn build_job_item_by_type_and_status(job_type: JobType, job_status: JobStatus, i
         external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
         metadata: hashmap,
         version: 0,
+        created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+        updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
index d35b2670..25204d04 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/jobs/proving_job/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use bytes::Bytes;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ async fn test_process_job() {
                     external_id: String::new().into(),
                     metadata: HashMap::new(),
                     version: 0,
+                    created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+                    updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0)
                 }
             )
             .await
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/workers/utils/mod.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/workers/utils/mod.rs
index 9ae812f4..7b19e9ae 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/workers/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/tests/workers/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::database::MockDatabase;
 use crate::jobs::types::{ExternalId, JobItem, JobStatus, JobType};
 use crate::jobs::MockJob;
+use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
 use mockall::predicate::eq;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ pub fn get_job_item_mock_by_id(id: String, uuid: Uuid) -> JobItem {
         external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         version: 0,
+        created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+        updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
     }
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ pub fn get_job_by_mock_id_vector(
             external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         })
     }
 
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ pub fn db_checks_proving_worker(id: i32, db: &mut MockDatabase, mock_job: &mut M
             external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             version: 0,
+            created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+            updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/orchestrator/src/workers/update_state.rs b/crates/orchestrator/src/workers/update_state.rs
index 6f71f1ac..3247cec6 100644
--- a/crates/orchestrator/src/workers/update_state.rs
+++ b/crates/orchestrator/src/workers/update_state.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ impl UpdateStateWorker {
 mod test_update_state_worker_utils {
     use crate::jobs::types::{ExternalId, JobItem, JobStatus, JobType};
     use crate::workers::update_state::UpdateStateWorker;
+    use chrono::{SubsecRound, Utc};
     use rstest::rstest;
     use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ mod test_update_state_worker_utils {
                 external_id: ExternalId::Number(0),
                 metadata: Default::default(),
                 version: 0,
+                created_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
+                updated_at: Utc::now().round_subsecs(0),
             });
         }