diff --git a/manage_proj_ver_update.php b/manage_proj_ver_update.php
index 538fc6697..294ada949 100644
--- a/manage_proj_ver_update.php
+++ b/manage_proj_ver_update.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $f_description  = gpc_get_string( 'description' );
 $f_released     = gpc_get_bool( 'released' );
 $f_obsolete	= gpc_get_bool( 'obsolete' );
 
+
 access_ensure_project_level( config_get( 'manage_project_threshold' ), $t_version->project_id );
 
 if( is_blank( $f_new_version ) ) {
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ $t_version->version = $f_new_version;
 $t_version->description = $f_description;
 $t_version->released = $f_released ? VERSION_RELEASED : VERSION_FUTURE;
 $t_version->obsolete = $f_obsolete;
-$t_version->date_order = $f_date_order;
+$defined_date = DateTime::createFromFormat( config_get( 'normal_date_format' ),$f_date_order ); # consistency between normal and datepicker is mandatory because we use normal_date_format to understand a date defined in GUI through datetime_picker_format
+$t_version->date_order = $defined_date->format( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ); # default normal_date_format in config_default_inc.php
 
 version_update( $t_version );
 event_signal( 'EVENT_MANAGE_VERSION_UPDATE', array( $t_version->id ) );