diff --git a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_bulletinbuilder_formatter.py b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_bulletinbuilder_formatter.py
index eeff8aa8a..ef32c468f 100644
--- a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_bulletinbuilder_formatter.py
+++ b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_bulletinbuilder_formatter.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 import re
 from eve.utils import config
 from superdesk.utils import json_serialize_datetime_objectId
+from superdesk.utc import utcnow
 from superdesk.errors import FormatterError
-from superdesk.metadata.item import ITEM_TYPE, PACKAGE_TYPE
+from superdesk.metadata.item import ITEM_TYPE, PACKAGE_TYPE, ITEM_STATE, CONTENT_STATE
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from .field_mappers.locator_mapper import LocatorMapper
 from .field_mappers.slugline_mapper import SluglineMapper
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ def format(self, article, subscriber, codes=None):
             if 'new zealand' in desk_name.lower().strip():
                 formatted_article['source'] = 'NZN'
 
+            # this is temporary fix for bulletin builder formatter
+            if formatted_article.get(ITEM_STATE, '') == CONTENT_STATE.SCHEDULED:
+                formatted_article['versioncreated'] = utcnow()
+
             formatted_article['body_text'] = self.get_text_content(body_html)
             formatted_article['abstract'] = self.get_text_content(
                 to_ascii(formatted_article.get('abstract', '') or '')).strip()