diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD-dev.yml
index 1f9d6d7d..ed2a33a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD-dev.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}  
-    
+
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-    
+
+    - name: Set build date
+      run: echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")"
+
     - name: Build/Push Dev inaturalistapi
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
       with:
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           GIT_BRANCH=${{ github.ref_name }}
           GIT_COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
           IMAGE_TAG=${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/inaturalistapi:${{ github.ref_name }}
-          BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+          BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
 
   refresh-dev-staging-deployment:
     name: Refresh Dev Staging Deployment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD-main.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD-main.yml
index 1a05c314..c855077f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD-main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-    
+
     - name: Set build date
       run: echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")"