diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 16a35f1..4dc326a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     {{ if or (.Params.author) (.Params.date) }}
         <p>
             {{ if .Params.author }}By {{ .Params.author }}{{ if .Date }}, {{ end }}{{ end }}
-            {{ if .Date }}{{ .Date.Format "2 January 2006" }}{{ end }}
+            {{ if .Date }}{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}{{ end }}
         </p>
     {{ end }}
 {{ end }}