diff --git a/_layouts/distill.html b/_layouts/distill.html
index 23995a0..f9459f1 100644
--- a/_layouts/distill.html
+++ b/_layouts/distill.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <script async type="text/json">{
       "title": "{{ page.title }}",
       "description": "{{ page.description }}",
-      "published": "{{ page.date }}",
+      "published": "{{ page.date | date: '%B %-d, %Y' }}",
       "authors": [
         {% for author in page.authors %}
         {