diff --git a/tools/scripts/new_sequence.sh b/tools/scripts/new_sequence.sh
index 28a7159..6d3239f 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/new_sequence.sh
+++ b/tools/scripts/new_sequence.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mkdir -p $sequence_path
 export title=$title
 export title_under=${title//?/#}
 export author='Benjamin Bertrand'
-export date=$date
+export date=`date --date="$date 00:00" "+%B %Y"`
 export tribe=$tribe
 export tags=$tags
 export summary=$summary