diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 76d800a2dcd5bb477af5edebad365abad07336aa..5a59248b4345fd6fb6d3320340d37b2a02059362 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule'
 
 .get_build_date: &get_build_date
-  - export BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=America/Chicago date +%Y%m%d)
+  - export BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=America/Chicago date +%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S)
   - echo BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE}
 
 .update_ansible_repo: &update_ansible_repo