diff --git a/pkg/template/metadata.go b/pkg/template/metadata.go
index 34f12122cbb4574535c77bfedabb163e4dcea044..ef3f21179abf19a2792b98dda8448c9be806f773 100644
--- a/pkg/template/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/template/metadata.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func (m Metadata) String() []string {
 type JSONTime time.Time
 
 const (
-	// "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST"
-	timeFormat = time.RFC1123
+	// "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700"
+	timeFormat = time.RFC1123Z
 )
 
 // NewTime returns a new JSONTime containing the current time.