diff --git a/doc/src/conf.py b/doc/src/conf.py
index 11e82853..7f30a8eb 100644
--- a/doc/src/conf.py
+++ b/doc/src/conf.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ locale_dirs = ['../i18n/locales']
 
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
+today_fmt = '%B %d, %Y'
+
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 
 html_favicon = 'images/favicon.ico'