diff --git a/milli/src/index.rs b/milli/src/index.rs
index c7a855e1f..cf31b54a8 100644
--- a/milli/src/index.rs
+++ b/milli/src/index.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub const SOFT_EXTERNAL_DOCUMENTS_IDS_KEY: &str = "soft-external-documents-ids";
 pub const WORDS_FST_KEY: &str = "words-fst";
 pub const WORDS_PREFIXES_FST_KEY: &str = "words-prefixes-fst";
 const CREATED_AT_KEY: &str = "created-at";
-const UPDATED_AT_KEY: &str  ="updated-at";
+const UPDATED_AT_KEY: &str = "updated-at";
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Index {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ impl Index {
         Ok(time)
     }
 
-    /// Returns the index creation time.
+    /// Returns the index last updated time.
     pub fn updated_at(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn) -> heed::Result<DateTime<Utc>> {
         let time = self.main
             .get::<_, Str, SerdeJson<DateTime<Utc>>>(rtxn, UPDATED_AT_KEY)?
diff --git a/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs b/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
index 82e35d703..5ae3680d3 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/clear_documents.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use chrono::Utc;
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use crate::{ExternalDocumentsIds, Index};
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i> ClearDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i> {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
+        self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
         let Index {
             env: _env,
             main: _main,
diff --git a/milli/src/update/delete_documents.rs b/milli/src/update/delete_documents.rs
index d1007376a..0b112ceb1 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/delete_documents.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/delete_documents.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::anyhow;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use fst::IntoStreamer;
 use heed::types::ByteSlice;
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i> DeleteDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i> {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
+        self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
         // We retrieve the current documents ids that are in the database.
         let mut documents_ids = self.index.documents_ids(self.wtxn)?;
 
diff --git a/milli/src/update/facets.rs b/milli/src/update/facets.rs
index bac5f3c86..62da5af7e 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/facets.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/facets.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::cmp;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 
+use chrono::Utc;
 use grenad::{CompressionType, Reader, Writer, FileFuse};
 use heed::types::{ByteSlice, DecodeIgnore};
 use heed::{BytesEncode, Error};
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i> Facets<'t, 'u, 'i> {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
         // We get the faceted fields to be able to create the facet levels.
         let faceted_fields = self.index.faceted_fields_ids(self.wtxn)?;
 
diff --git a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
index d55f421dc..ccbd95c7f 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use bstr::ByteSlice as _;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use grenad::{MergerIter, Writer, Sorter, Merger, Reader, FileFuse, CompressionType};
 use heed::types::ByteSlice;
 use log::{debug, info, error};
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
         R: io::Read,
         F: Fn(UpdateIndexingStep, u64) + Sync,
     {
+        self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
         let before_transform = Instant::now();
         let update_id = self.update_id;
         let progress_callback = |step| progress_callback(step, update_id);
diff --git a/milli/src/update/settings.rs b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
index fd91d3468..7ce8b98c1 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/settings.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use grenad::CompressionType;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use rayon::ThreadPool;
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ impl<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> Settings<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> {
     where
         F: Fn(UpdateIndexingStep, u64) + Sync
         {
+            self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
             let old_fields_ids_map = self.index.fields_ids_map(&self.wtxn)?;
             self.update_displayed()?;
             let facets_updated = self.update_facets()?;
diff --git a/milli/src/update/words_prefixes.rs b/milli/src/update/words_prefixes.rs
index 70b82b217..f2fe526a2 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/words_prefixes.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/words_prefixes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
 use std::str;
 
+use chrono::Utc;
 use fst::automaton::Str;
 use fst::{Automaton, Streamer, IntoStreamer};
 use grenad::CompressionType;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i> WordsPrefixes<'t, 'u, 'i> {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        self.index.set_updated_at(self.wtxn, &Utc::now())?;
         // Clear the words prefixes datastructures.
         self.index.word_prefix_docids.clear(self.wtxn)?;
         self.index.word_prefix_pair_proximity_docids.clear(self.wtxn)?;