diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
index 49af8f7..e449eaf 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "author",
     "strain",
     "division",
-    "location"
+    "location",
+    "date"
   ]
 }