diff --git a/doc/conf.py.in b/doc/conf.py.in
index e997796eda..d33f235e14 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py.in
+++ b/doc/conf.py.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ release = '@VERSION@'
 # non-false value, then it is used:
 #today = ''
 # Else, today_fmt is used as the format for a strftime call.
-#today_fmt = '%B %d, %Y'
+today_fmt = '%B %d, %Y'
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 # a list of builtin themes.
 html_theme = 'default'
 
+html_last_updated_fmt = '%B %d, %Y'
+
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.