diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 19fbeac..6bf8eb7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+        "moment-timezone": "^0.5.47",
         "mongoose": "^8.9.5"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -981,6 +982,27 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/moment": {
+      "version": "2.30.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.30.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uEmtNhbDOrWPFS+hdjFCBfy9f2YoyzRpwcl+DqpC6taX21FzsTLQVbMV/W7PzNSX6x/bhC1zA3c2UQ5NzH6how==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/moment-timezone": {
+      "version": "0.5.47",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment-timezone/-/moment-timezone-0.5.47.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UbNt/JAWS0m/NJOebR0QMRHBk0hu03r5dx9GK8Cs0AS3I81yDcOc9k+DytPItgVvBP7J6Mf6U2n3BPAacAV9oA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "moment": "^2.29.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/mongodb": {
       "version": "6.12.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-6.12.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38e2a0c..51dc847 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "moment-timezone": "^0.5.47",
     "mongoose": "^8.9.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/routes/version.js b/routes/version.js
index ffc0c84..f50b21a 100644
--- a/routes/version.js
+++ b/routes/version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const axios = require("axios");
 const express = require("express");
 const router = express.Router();
+const moment = require('moment-timezone');
 
 // Fetch the latest commit from a GitHub repository
 async function fetchLatestCommitFromGitHub() {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ async function fetchLatestCommitFromGitHub() {
         version: (latestCommit.sha).substring(0,5),
         message: latestCommit.message,
         author: latestCommit.author,
-        date: latestCommit.date,
+        date: moment(latestCommit.date).tz('America/New_York').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'),
       });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error fetching latest commit:", error);