diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html
index f454322..91eee84 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta/date.html
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {{- if not .Date.IsZero }}
-<time class="post__meta-published meta-published" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05" }}">{{ .Date.Format ( .Site.Params.dateFormat | default "January 02, 2006" ) }}</time>
+	<time class="post__meta-published meta-published" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">
+		{{- .Date.Format (.Site.Params.dateFormat | default "January 02, 2006") -}}
+	</time>
 {{- end }}
 {{- if ne .Date .Lastmod }}
-<time class="post__meta-lastmod meta-lastmod" datetime="{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05" }}">{{ T "meta_lastmod" }}: {{ .Lastmod.Format ( .Site.Params.dateFormat | default "January 02, 2006" ) }}</time>
+	<time class="post__meta-lastmod meta-lastmod" datetime="{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">
+		{{- T "meta_lastmod" }}: {{ .Lastmod.Format (.Site.Params.dateFormat | default "January 02, 2006") -}}
+	</time>
 {{- end }}
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