diff --git a/archetypes/default.md b/archetypes/default.md
index 2ee876f..c2de8e4 100644
--- a/archetypes/default.md
+++ b/archetypes/default.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 +++ 
 draft = true
+date = {{ .Date }}
 title = ""
 slug = "" 
 +++
diff --git a/archetypes/posts.md b/archetypes/posts.md
index 701ace0..a3ea93e 100644
--- a/archetypes/posts.md
+++ b/archetypes/posts.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 +++ 
 draft = true
-date = "2018-01-01T00:00:00-00:00"
+date = {{ .Date }}
 title = ""
 slug = "" 
 tags = []