diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 358c23e..b7029fd 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <h1 class="post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h1>
       <div class="post-meta">
         <span class="post-date">
-          {{ .Date.Year }}-{{ sub .Date.Month 0 }}-{{ .Date.Day }}
+          {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
         </span>
         <span class="post-author">Written by {{ .Params.Author }}</span>
       </div>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 8b7cbb3..02d018d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h2 class="post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h2>
     <div class="post-meta">
       <span class="post-date">
-        {{ .Date.Year }}-{{ sub .Date.Month 0 }}-{{ .Date.Day }}
+        {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
       </span>
       <span class="post-author">Written by {{ .Params.Author }}</span>
     </div>