diff --git a/templates/archives.html b/templates/archives.html
index 1fdddf2..872fe49 100644
--- a/templates/archives.html
+++ b/templates/archives.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           <h3>{{ month_articles[0].date.strftime('%B') }}</h3>
           <ul>
             {% for article in month_articles %}
-              <li><span>{{ article.date.strftime('%b %d, %Y') }}</span> - <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}">{{ article.title }}</a></li>
+              <li><time datetime="{{ article.date }}">{{ article.date.strftime('%b %d, %Y') }}</time> - <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}">{{ article.title }}</a></li>
             {% endfor %}
           </ul>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/article.html b/templates/article.html
index d5bb002..6658224 100644
--- a/templates/article.html
+++ b/templates/article.html
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     {{ article.content }}
   </div>
   <div class="article_meta">
-    <p>Posted on {{ article.locale_date }}
+    <p>Posted on <time datetime="{{ article.date }}">{{ article.locale_date }}</time>
     {% if article.author %}
      by {% if AUTHORS_URL %} <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.author.url }}">{{ article.author }}</a>{% else %}{{ article.author}}{% endif %}
     {% endif %}
     {% if article.modified %}
-    <p>Last updated {{ article.locale_modified }}</p>
+    <p>Last updated <time datetime="{{ article.modified }}">{{ article.locale_modified }}</time></p>
     {% endif %}
     </p>
     <p>