diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.html b/layouts/_default/index.html
index fc985e2..0936d53 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/index.html
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
           <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a>
         </h1>
         <div class="post-meta">
-          <span class="post-date">
+          <time class="post-date">
             {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
-          </span>
+          </time>
           {{ with .Params.Author }}
             <span class="post-author">:: {{ . }}</span>
           {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index b5aef4c..ed96a90 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
           <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a>
         </h1>
         <div class="post-meta">
-          <span class="post-date">
+          <time class="post-date">
             {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
-          </span>
+          </time>
           {{ with .Params.Author }}
             <span class="post-author">:: {{ . }}</span>
           {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 01e42e9..82172b6 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <div class="post-meta">
     {{ if .Params.Date }}
       <span class="post-date">
-        {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
+        <time>{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</time>
         {{ if $.Site.Params.showLastUpdated }}
-          [{{or $.Site.Params.updatedDatePrefix "Updated"}}: {{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02" }}]
+          [{{or $.Site.Params.updatedDatePrefix "Updated"}}: <time>{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02" }}</time>]
         {{ end }}
       </span>
     {{ end }}