diff --git a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_meta.html b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_meta.html
index 8be90e3..3c3d27f 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_meta.html
+++ b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_meta.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </li>
     {% endif %}
     <li>
-        {{ post.date_published|date:"M d, Y" }}
+        {{ post.date_published|date:"DATE_FORMAT" }}
     </li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="post-detail tags">