diff --git a/ariadne/contrib/tracing/apollotracing.py b/ariadne/contrib/tracing/apollotracing.py
index 217cebef8..e803b8c39 100644
--- a/ariadne/contrib/tracing/apollotracing.py
+++ b/ariadne/contrib/tracing/apollotracing.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import datetime
 from inspect import iscoroutinefunction
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, cast
 
@@ -20,6 +19,19 @@ def perf_counter_ns() -> int:
         return int(perf_counter() * NS_IN_SECOND)
 
 
+try:
+    from datetime import UTC, datetime  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    def utc_now():
+        return datetime.now(UTC)
+
+except ImportError:
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    def utc_now():
+        return datetime.utcnow()
+
+
 TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
 
 
@@ -33,7 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, trace_default_resolver: bool = False) -> None:
         self._totals = None
 
     def request_started(self, context: ContextValue):
-        self.start_date = datetime.utcnow()
+        self.start_date = utc_now()
         self.start_timestamp = perf_counter_ns()
 
     def resolve(self, next_: Resolver, obj: Any, info: GraphQLResolveInfo, **kwargs):
@@ -93,7 +105,7 @@ def get_totals(self):
     def _get_totals(self):
         return {
             "start": self.start_date,
-            "end": datetime.utcnow(),
+            "end": utc_now(),
             "duration": perf_counter_ns() - self.start_timestamp,
             "resolvers": self.resolvers,
         }