diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 939b67b..a3aca2a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Note: You can also generate a good basic changelog using::
 
   git log --after=2018-01-28 --pretty=oneline \
     --format='%w(1000)**%h**%n* %cd %an <%ae>%n%w(60,0,2)- %s%n' \
-    --date="format:%a %b %d %Y"
+    --date="format:%a %b %d %T %Z %Y"
 
 
 
diff --git a/generate_changelog.py b/generate_changelog.py
index 51354c6..d5fcfc7 100644
--- a/generate_changelog.py
+++ b/generate_changelog.py
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ def main(args):
             message = wrapper.fill(commit.message.split('\n')[0].strip('- '))
 
             if last_commit:
-                print(f"* {commit_dt.strftime('%a %b %d %Y')} {commit.author.name} <{commit.author.email}> - {nvr[1]}-{nvr[2]}")
+                print(f"* {commit_dt.strftime('%a %b %d %T %Z %Y')} {commit.author.name} <{commit.author.email}> - {nvr[1]}-{nvr[2]}")
             else:
-                print(f"* {commit_dt.strftime('%a %b %d %Y')} {commit.author.name} <{commit.author.email}>")
+                print(f"* {commit_dt.strftime('%a %b %d %T %Z %Y')} {commit.author.name} <{commit.author.email}>")
             print("- %s" % message)
             print()