diff --git a/templates/devel/index.html b/templates/devel/index.html
index e738ad22..f0b2c9e7 100644
--- a/templates/devel/index.html
+++ b/templates/devel/index.html
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ <h3>My Flagged Packages</h3>
                         {% endif %}{% endwith %}</td>
                     <td>{{ pkg.repo.name }}</td>
                     <td>{{ pkg.arch.name }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 </tr>
             {% empty %}
                 <tr class="empty"><td colspan="7"><em>No flagged packages to display</em></td></tr>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h3>Signoff Status</h3>
                 <td>{{ group.version }}</td>
                 <td>{{ group.arch.name }}</td>
                 <td>{{ group.target_repo }}</td>
-                <td>{{ group.last_update|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ group.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 {% if group.specification.known_bad %}
                 <td class="approval signoff-bad">Bad</td>
                 {% else %}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ <h3>Package Todo Lists</h3>
             <tr>
                 <td class="wrap"><a href="{{ todo.get_absolute_url }}"
                         title="View todo list: {{ todo.name }}">{{ todo.name }}</a></td>
-                <td>{{ todo.created|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ todo.created|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 <td>{{ todo.creator.get_full_name }}</td>
                 <td>{{ todo.pkg_count }}</td>
                 <td>{{ todo.incomplete_count }}</td>
diff --git a/templates/devel/packages.html b/templates/devel/packages.html
index d55c090d..728f2b43 100644
--- a/templates/devel/packages.html
+++ b/templates/devel/packages.html
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ <h3>Filter Packages</h3>
                 {% else %}
                 <td>{{ pkg.full_version }}</td>
                 {% endif %}
-                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.build_date|date }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.build_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 {% for attr in column_attrs %}
                 <td>{{ pkg|attribute:attr }}</td>
                 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/news/list.html b/templates/news/list.html
index da3a4137..8364182a 100644
--- a/templates/news/list.html
+++ b/templates/news/list.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <h2>Arch Linux News Archives</h2>
         <tbody>
             {% for item in news_list %}
             <tr>
-                <td>{{ item.postdate|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ item.postdate|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 <td class="wrap"><a href="{{ item.get_absolute_url }}"
                         title="View: {{ item.title }}">{{ item.title }}</a></td>
                 <td>{{ item.author.get_full_name }}</td>
diff --git a/templates/news/view.html b/templates/news/view.html
index 55f8a82e..d4f034d0 100644
--- a/templates/news/view.html
+++ b/templates/news/view.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h2 itemprop="headline">{{ news.title }}</h2>
     </ul>
     {% endif %}
 
-    <p class="article-info">{{ news.postdate|date }} - {{ news.author.get_full_name }}</p>
+    <p class="article-info">{{ news.postdate|date:"Y-m-d" }} - {{ news.author.get_full_name }}</p>
 
     <div class="article-content" itemprop="articleBody">{{ news.html }}</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/packages/differences.html b/templates/packages/differences.html
index a2444161..bf2ac5a5 100644
--- a/templates/packages/differences.html
+++ b/templates/packages/differences.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ <h2>Multilib Differences to Main Packages</h2>
                 <td><span{% if pkg2.flag_date %} class="flagged"{% endif %}>{{ pkg2.full_version }}</span></td>
                 <td>{% pkg_details_link pkg2 %}</td>
                 <td>{{ pkg2.repo }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg1.last_update|date }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg2.last_update|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg1.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg2.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
             </tr>
             {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/templates/packages/groups.html b/templates/packages/groups.html
index 873acf6a..e6807d79 100644
--- a/templates/packages/groups.html
+++ b/templates/packages/groups.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <h2>Package Groups Overview{% if arch %} - {{ arch }}{% endif %}</h2>
                 <td><a href="/groups/{{ grp.arch }}/{{ grp.name }}/"
                         title="Group details for {{ grp.name }}">{{ grp.name }}</a></td>
                 <td>{{ grp.count }}</td>
-                <td>{{ grp.last_update|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ grp.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
             </tr>
             {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/templates/packages/package_details.html b/templates/packages/package_details.html
index 11d20369..ce9b688e 100644
--- a/templates/packages/package_details.html
+++ b/templates/packages/package_details.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h4>Package Actions</h4>
 		</li>
 		{% endif %}
                 {% if pkg.flag_date %}
-                <li><span class="flagged">Flagged out-of-date on {{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</span></li>
+                <li><span class="flagged">Flagged out-of-date on {{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</span></li>
                 {% with tp=pkg.in_testing %}{% if tp %}
                 <li><span class="flagged">Version
                     <a href="{{ tp.get_absolute_url }}"
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ <h4>Versions Elsewhere</h4>
 	{% endif %}
         {% if user.is_authenticated %}{% with flag_request=pkg.flag_request %}{% if flag_request %}<tr>
             <th>Last Flag Request:</th>
-            <td class="wrap">From {{ flag_request.who }} on {{ flag_request.created|date }}:<br/>
+            <td class="wrap">From {{ flag_request.who }} on {{ flag_request.created|date:"Y-m-d" }}:<br/>
                 <div class="userdata">{{ flag_request.message|linebreaksbr|default:"{no message}" }}</div></td>
         </tr>{% endif %}{% endwith %}{% endif %}
     </table>
diff --git a/templates/packages/packages_list.html b/templates/packages/packages_list.html
index 16b42849..e0354397 100644
--- a/templates/packages/packages_list.html
+++ b/templates/packages/packages_list.html
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ <h2>{{ list_title }} - {{ name }} ({{ arch.name }})</h2>
                 <td>{{ pkg.full_version }}</td>
                 {% endif %}
                 <td class="wrap">{{ pkg.pkgdesc }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
             </tr>
             {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/templates/packages/search.html b/templates/packages/search.html
index 009e88c7..e7115157 100644
--- a/templates/packages/search.html
+++ b/templates/packages/search.html
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ <h2>Package Search</h2>
                 <td>{{ pkg.full_version }}</td>
                 {% endif %}
                 <td class="wrap">{{ pkg.pkgdesc }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date }}</td>
-                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
             </tr>
             {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ <h2>Package Search</h2>
                     <td>{{ pkg.full_version }}</td>
                     {% endif %}
                     <td class="wrap">{{ pkg.pkgdesc }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ pkg.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ pkg.flag_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 </tr>
                 {% empty %}
                 <tr class="empty"><td colspan="{% if perms.main.change_package %}8{% else %}7{% endif %}"><em>No matching packages found</em></td></tr>
diff --git a/templates/packages/signoffs.html b/templates/packages/signoffs.html
index 2d0a38db..3fa7aafb 100644
--- a/templates/packages/signoffs.html
+++ b/templates/packages/signoffs.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ <h3>Filter Displayed Signoffs</h3>
                 <td>{{ group.target_repo }}</td>
                 <td>{{ group.packager|default:"Unknown" }}</td>
                 <td>{{ group.packages|length }}</td>
-                <td class="epoch-{{ group.last_update|date:'U' }}">{{ group.last_update|date }}</td>
+                <td class="epoch-{{ group.last_update|date:'U' }}">{{ group.last_update|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 {% if group.specification.known_bad %}
                 <td class="approval signoff-bad">Bad</td>
                 {% else %}
diff --git a/templates/planet/index.html b/templates/planet/index.html
index 1798da02..579cff1d 100644
--- a/templates/planet/index.html
+++ b/templates/planet/index.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ <h4>
         <a href="{{ entry.url }}"
             title="View full article: {{ entry.title }}">{{ entry.title }}</a>
     </h4>
-    <p class="timestamp">{{ entry.publishdate|date }}</p>
+    <p class="timestamp">{{ entry.publishdate|date:"Y-m-d" }}</p>
     <div class="article-content">
         {{ entry.summary |safe }}
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/public/index.html b/templates/public/index.html
index 98d56024..f95ddd40 100644
--- a/templates/public/index.html
+++ b/templates/public/index.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <h4>
         <a href="{{ news.get_absolute_url }}"
             title="View full article: {{ news.title }}">{{ news.title }}</a>
     </h4>
-    <p class="timestamp">{{ news.postdate|date }}</p>
+    <p class="timestamp">{{ news.postdate|date:"Y-m-d" }}</p>
     <div class="article-content">
         {% if forloop.counter0 == 0 %}{{ news.html|truncatewords_html:300 }}
         {% else %}{{ news.html|truncatewords_html:100 }}{% endif %}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ <h3>
     </h3>
     <dl class="newslist">
     {% endif %}
-        <dt>{{ news.postdate|date }}</dt>
+        <dt>{{ news.postdate|date:"Y-m-d" }}</dt>
         <dd>
             <a href="{{ news.get_absolute_url }}"
                 title="View full article: {{ news.title }}">{{ news.title }}</a>
diff --git a/templates/releng/release_detail.html b/templates/releng/release_detail.html
index d5275f32..e0e493b6 100644
--- a/templates/releng/release_detail.html
+++ b/templates/releng/release_detail.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <h2>{{ release.version }}</h2>
 
     <ul>
-        <li><strong>Release Date:</strong> {{ release.release_date|date }}</li>
+        <li><strong>Release Date:</strong> {{ release.release_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</li>
         {% if release.kernel_version %}<li><strong>Kernel Version:</strong> {{ release.kernel_version }}</li>{% endif %}
         <li><strong>Available:</strong> {{ release.available|yesno|capfirst }}</li>
         {% if release.torrent_data %}
diff --git a/templates/releng/release_list.html b/templates/releng/release_list.html
index 0915ea87..dfe26c4e 100644
--- a/templates/releng/release_list.html
+++ b/templates/releng/release_list.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ <h2>Releases</h2>
                     <a href="{{ item.magnet_uri }}"
                        title="Get magnet link for {{ item.version }}"><img width="12" height="12" src="{% static "magnet.png" %}" alt="Magnet"/></a>
                 {% endif %}</td>
-                <td>{{ item.release_date|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ item.release_date|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 <td><a href="{{ item.get_absolute_url }}" title="Release details for {{ item.version }}">{{ item.version }}</a></td>
                 <td>{{ item.kernel_version|default:"" }}</td>
                 <td class="available-{{ item.available|yesno }}">{{ item.available|yesno|capfirst }}</td>
diff --git a/templates/todolists/list.html b/templates/todolists/list.html
index 5938834e..e7c1cf14 100644
--- a/templates/todolists/list.html
+++ b/templates/todolists/list.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ <h2>Package Todo Lists</h2>
             <tr>
                 <td class="wrap"><a href="{{ list.get_absolute_url }}"
                         title="View todo list: {{ list.name }}">{{ list.name }}</a></td>
-                <td>{{ list.created|date }}</td>
+                <td>{{ list.created|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
                 <td>{{ list.creator.get_full_name }}</td>
                 <td>{{ list.pkg_count }}</td>
                 <td>{{ list.incomplete_count }}</td>
diff --git a/templates/todolists/view.html b/templates/todolists/view.html
index 8a839218..5f57966b 100644
--- a/templates/todolists/view.html
+++ b/templates/todolists/view.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <h2>{{ list.kind_str | title }} Todo List {{ list.name }}</h2>
         {% endif %}
     </ul>
 
-    <div class="todo-info">{{ list.created|date }} - {{ list.creator.get_full_name }}</div>
+    <div class="todo-info">{{ list.created|date:"Y-m-d" }} - {{ list.creator.get_full_name }}</div>
 
     <div class="todo-description">
         {{list.stripped_description|default:'(no description)'|urlize|linebreaks}}