diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c6358e..e1db353 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params:
     - images/og-featured.png
   customCSS:
     - css/my.css
+  dateFormat: "2006-01-02"
 ```
 
 ### Check your site
diff --git a/layouts/partials/articleInfoDate.html b/layouts/partials/articleInfoDate.html
index 02c5b13..a428163 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/articleInfoDate.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/articleInfoDate.html
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+{{ $dateFormat := "2006-01-02" }}
+{{ if .Site.Params.dateFormat }}
+    {{ $dateFormat = .Site.Params.dateFormat }}
+{{ end }}
+
 <div class="article-info">
     {{ if .Params.date }}
-        <div class="article-date">{{ .Params.date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</div>
+        <div class="article-date">{{ .Params.date.Format $dateFormat }}</div>
     {{ end }}
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/articleInfoFull.html b/layouts/partials/articleInfoFull.html
index d3bf36f..512e371 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/articleInfoFull.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/articleInfoFull.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+{{ $dateFormat := "2006-01-02" }}
+{{ if .Site.Params.dateFormat }}
+    {{ $dateFormat = .Site.Params.dateFormat }}
+{{ end }}
+
 <div class="article-info">
     {{ if .Params.date }}
-        <div class="article-date">{{ .Params.date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</div>
+        <div class="article-date">{{ .Params.date.Format $dateFormat }}</div>
     {{ end }}
     <div class="article-taxonomies">
         {{ if .Params.categories }}