diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9077201c3..fe95f3072 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata
 WORKDIR /listmonk
 COPY listmonk .
 COPY config.toml.sample config.toml
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8f09d3a18..2a22c4313 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ x-app-defaults: &app-defaults
     - "9000:9000"
   networks:
     - listmonk
+  environment:
+    - TZ=Etc/UTC
 
 x-db-defaults: &db-defaults
   image: postgres:13