--- a/debian/write_build_properties_file.sh.in	2021-03-18 12:20:13.444566357 +0000
--- b/debian/write_build_properties_file.sh.in	2021-03-18 12:34:24.722590458 +0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "#--Jalview Build Details--" > resources/.build_properties
-echo "#"$(date --date="@$(dpkg-parsechangelog -STimestamp)" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") >> resources/.build_properties
-echo "BUILD_DATE="$(date --date="@$(dpkg-parsechangelog -STimestamp)" +"%H\\:%M\\:%S %d %B %Y") >> resources/.build_properties
+echo "#"$(date --utc --date="@$(dpkg-parsechangelog -STimestamp)" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") >> resources/.build_properties
+echo "BUILD_DATE="$(date --utc --date="@$(dpkg-parsechangelog -STimestamp)" +"%H\\:%M\\:%S %d %B %Y") >> resources/.build_properties
 echo "INSTALLATION=deb" >> resources/.build_properties
 echo "VERSION=VERSION_NUMBER" >> resources/.build_properties