diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3185df766fffb..1ebc3260d005f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 release = version
 
 html_title = project + " " + version
+html_last_updated_fmt = '%b %d, %Y'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------