diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index a1b6515..2925d2d 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ my %WriteMakefileArgs = (
   "App::Daemon" => 0,
   "Capture::Tiny" => 0,
   "Data::GUID" => 0,
-  "DateTime" => 0,
+  "DateTime" => "1.54",
   "DateTime::Format::W3CDTF" => 0,
   "File::ChangeNotify" => 0,
   "File::HomeDir" => 0,
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index 087b7f0..bf4cf37 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ requires 'Moose';
 requires 'Template';
 requires 'Path::Class';
 requires 'Data::GUID';
-requires 'DateTime';
+requires 'DateTime','1.54';
 requires 'DateTime::Format::W3CDTF';
 requires 'URI';
 requires 'Text::MultiMarkdown';