diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 109b1df..734e9a8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Please fill the template below
  - Device/Os: [e.g. Android 10]
  - Type: [e.g. Desktop/Mobile]
  - Browser and version [e.g. Chrome 86.0]:
- - Hugo Version [ >=0.83.0 expected]:
+ - Hugo Version [ >=0.87.0 expected]:
  - Theme Version [e.g. v4.0, master, or commit-id ]:
 
 **Steps to reproduce the behavior:**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 305a6de..a0a0073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       hugoVersion:
         description: "Hugo Version"
         required: false
-        default: "0.83.0"
+        default: "0.87.0"
 
 # Allow one concurrent deployment
 concurrency:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      HUGO_VERSION: "0.83.0"
+      HUGO_VERSION: "0.87.0"
     steps:
       - name: Check version
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.hugoVersion }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 286617a..93f0dc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The [demo](https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/) includes a lot of doc
 
 **ExampleSite** can be found here: [exampleSite](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite). Demo is built up with [exampleSite](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite) as source.
 
-[![Minimum Hugo Version](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=min-HUGO-version&message=0.83.0&color=blue&logo=hugo)](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.83.0)
+[![Minimum Hugo Version](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=min-HUGO-version&message=0.87.0&color=blue&logo=hugo)](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.87.0)
 [![Build GH-Pages](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/workflows/Build%20GH-Pages/badge.svg)](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/deployments/activity_log?environment=github-pages)
 [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod)](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![hugo-papermod](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hugo--Themes-@PaperMod-blue)](https://themes.gohugo.io/themes/hugo-papermod/)
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
index 15b8b1b..d42b526 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {{- $scratch := newScratch }}
 
 {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+  <span class="date">
+    {{ .Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)}}
+  </span>
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index b49887d..8526d28 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ features = [
   "scroll-to-top",
   "search"
 ]
-min_version = "0.83.0"
+min_version = "0.87.0"
 
 [author]
   name = "Aditya Telange"