diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
index 5bdbab04..689be72a 100644
--- a/README.MD
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ export class Post extends JsonApiModel {
 ```
 
 Moreover, it should be noted that the following assumptions have been made:
-- The JsonApi spec suggests that ISO8601 format is used for dates, the code assumes the producer of the Api has followed this suggestion
-- The library also assumes that dates will be sent and received in UTC. This should be a safe assumption for Api providers to multinational clients, or cloud hosting where the timezone of the server cannot be guaranteed.
+- Dates are expected to be received in one of the ISO 8601 formats, as per the [JSON API spec recommendation](http://jsonapi.org/recommendations/#date-and-time-fields);
+- Dates are always sent in full ISO 8601 format, with local timezone and without milliseconds (example: `2001-02-03T14:05:06+07:00`).
 
 
 ## TODO
diff --git a/src/decorators/attribute.decorator.ts b/src/decorators/attribute.decorator.ts
index 216663bd..3a9801aa 100644
--- a/src/decorators/attribute.decorator.ts
+++ b/src/decorators/attribute.decorator.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function Attribute(config: any = {}) {
         }
       } else {
         if (dataType === Date) {
-          return dateFormat(value, 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss[Z]');
+          return dateFormat(value, 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ');
         }
       }