diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index c7343db582..565bfec7f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -34,19 +34,21 @@ jobs:
       # as lerna will fail when there is a leading 0
       # See https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/2840
       - name: Create Nightly Hash
+        # The date should output YYYYMMDD
+        # so that it is human readable
         run: |
           echo "HASH=1$(git log -1 --format=%H | cut -c 1-7)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "TIMESTAMP=1$(date +%s)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DATE=1$(date +%Y%m%d)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$(node ./.scripts/bump-version.js)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
       - name: Checkout Nightly Branch
         run: |
-          git checkout -b nightly-$(echo "${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}")-$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}")
-          git push origin nightly-$(echo "${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}")-$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}")
+          git checkout -b nightly-$(echo "${{ env.DATE }}")-$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}")
+          git push origin nightly-$(echo "${{ env.DATE }}")-$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}")
         shell: bash
       - name: Create Nightly Build
         run: |
-          HUSKY_SKIP_HOOKS=1 lerna publish $(echo "${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}")-nightly.$(echo "${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}").$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}") --no-verify-access --yes --force-publish='*' --dist-tag nightly --conventional-commits --conventional-prerelease --exact --create-release github
+          HUSKY_SKIP_HOOKS=1 lerna publish $(echo "${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}")-nightly.$(echo "${{ env.DATE }}").$(echo "${{ env.HASH }}") --no-verify-access --yes --force-publish='*' --dist-tag nightly --conventional-commits --conventional-prerelease --exact --create-release github
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         shell: bash