diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 274a350..ed1ddc3 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@ plugins:
       abstract_chars_count: -1
       match_path: news/articles/.* 
       date_from_meta:
-        as_creation: date
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+        as_creation: date
+        as_update: false
+        default_timezone: America/New_York
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