diff --git a/include/version.php b/include/version.php
index 07b6c4a00..4d088a2bb 100644
--- a/include/version.php
+++ b/include/version.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	define('VERSION_STATIC', '1.7.8');
 
 	function get_version() {
+		date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 		$root_dir = dirname(dirname(__FILE__));
 
 		if (is_dir("$root_dir/.git") && file_exists("$root_dir/.git/ORIG_HEAD")) {