diff --git a/app/models/schemas/core_metadata.rb b/app/models/schemas/core_metadata.rb
index 792a409..5c18655 100644
--- a/app/models/schemas/core_metadata.rb
+++ b/app/models/schemas/core_metadata.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 module Schemas
   class CoreMetadata < ActiveTriples::Schema
-    property :date,        predicate: RDF::Vocab::DWC.verbatimEventDate
+    property :date,        predicate: RDF::Vocab::DC11.date
     property :date_label,  predicate: RDF::Vocab::DWC.verbatimEventDate
     property :keyword,     predicate: RDF::Vocab::SCHEMA.keywords
     property :rights_note, predicate: RDF::Vocab::DC11.rights
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/core_metadata.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/core_metadata.rb
index cec57a5..5d26cf8 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/core_metadata.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/core_metadata.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 RSpec.shared_examples 'a model with ohsu core metadata' do
   subject(:model) { described_class.new }
 
-  it { is_expected.to have_editable_property(:date,        RDF::Vocab::DWC.verbatimEventDate) }
+  it { is_expected.to have_editable_property(:date,        RDF::Vocab::DC11.date) }
   it { is_expected.to have_editable_property(:date_label,  RDF::Vocab::DWC.verbatimEventDate) }
   it { is_expected.to have_editable_property(:description, RDF::Vocab::DC11.description) }
   it { is_expected.to have_editable_property(:keyword,     RDF::Vocab::SCHEMA.keywords) }