diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
index 037567f53445..78dd9b68a940 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/VendorPublishCommand.php
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class VendorPublishCommand extends Command
      */
     protected $description = 'Publish any publishable assets from vendor packages';
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if migration dates should be updated while publishing.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected static $updateMigrationDates = true;
+
     /**
      * Create a new command instance.
      *
@@ -341,6 +348,10 @@ protected function createParentDirectory($directory)
      */
     protected function ensureMigrationNameIsUpToDate($from, $to)
     {
+        if (static::$updateMigrationDates === false) {
+            return $to;
+        }
+
         $from = realpath($from);
 
         foreach (ServiceProvider::publishableMigrationPaths() as $path) {
@@ -381,4 +392,14 @@ protected function status($from, $to, $type)
             $to,
         ));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Intruct the command to not update the dates on migrations when publishing.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function dontUpdateMigrationDates()
+    {
+        static::$updateMigrationDates = false;
+    }
 }