diff --git a/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-telemetry-v2-controller.php b/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-telemetry-v2-controller.php
index 6de55d086e8..5952b063ad9 100644
--- a/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-telemetry-v2-controller.php
+++ b/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-telemetry-v2-controller.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class WC_REST_Telemetry_V2_Controller extends WC_REST_Controller {
 		return array(
 			'platform'  => sanitize_text_field( $platform ),
 			'version'   => sanitize_text_field( $version ),
-			'last_used' => date( 'c' ),
+			'last_used' => gmdate( 'c' ),
 		);
 	}