diff --git a/scripts/import-candid b/scripts/import-candid
index 96ce2659e..817e15389 100755
--- a/scripts/import-candid
+++ b/scripts/import-candid
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test -n "${IC_DIR:-}" || {
   exit 1
 } >&2
 IC_COMMIT="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-IC_DATE="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git show -s --format=%ci | cut -f1 -d' ')"
+IC_DATE="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git show -s --format=%as)"
 IC_TAGS="$(cd "${IC_DIR}" && git tag --points-at HEAD | tr "\n" " ")"
 THIS_SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$0")"