diff --git a/archetypes/default.md b/archetypes/default.md
index 00e77bd79..727db0760 100644
--- a/archetypes/default.md
+++ b/archetypes/default.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
-date: {{ .Date }}
+date: "{{ .Date }}"
 draft: true
 ---