diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index a9f5d33..735bbf7 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "main" -}}
 <div class="post">
   <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
-  <span class="post-date">{{ .Date.Format "Mon, Jan 2, 2006" }}</span>
+  <time datetime={{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z0700" }} class="post-date">{{ .Date.Format "Mon, Jan 2, 2006" }}</time>
   {{ .Content }}
 </div>
 
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 <h2>Comments</h2>
 {{ template "_internal/disqus.html" . }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}