diff --git a/layouts/partials/postCard.html b/layouts/partials/postCard.html
index 47d3522b..770d578d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/postCard.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/postCard.html
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
     <h4 class="post-item-title">
         <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
     </h4>
-    <span class="post-item-date">{{ .Date.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</span>
+    {{/*  format date string to create an ISO 8601 string  */}}
+    {{ $ISO_date := "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z0700" }}
+    <time class="post-item-meta" datetime="{{ .Date.Format $ISO_date }}">
+        {{ .Date.Format "02 Jan 2006" }}
+    </time>
 </article>
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