diff --git a/.github/workflows/element.yml b/.github/workflows/element.yml
index 3c94a10cc..5e17ef6e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/element.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/element.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           USER=${{ github.event.deployment.creator.login }}
           ENVIRONMENT=${{ github.event.deployment.environment }}
           TIMESTAMP=${{ github.event.deployment.created_at }}
-          MSG="Deployment of branch [$BRANCH](https://github.com/ukp-square/square-core/tree/$BRANCH) with commit [$SHA](https://github.com/UKP-SQuARE/square-core/commit/$SHA) deployed to **$ENVIRONMENT** by [$USER](https://github.com/$USER) at $TIMESTAMP."
+          TIMESTAMP=$(date -d "$TIMESTAMP" "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+          MSG="Deployment of branch [$BRANCH](https://github.com/ukp-square/square-core/tree/$BRANCH) with commit [$SHA](https://github.com/UKP-SQuARE/square-core/commit/$SHA) to **$ENVIRONMENT** by [$USER](https://github.com/$USER) at $TIMESTAMP."
           echo "MSG=$MSG" >>$GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Send message to square-github channel