Index: src/test/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogTest.java
===================================================================
--- src/test/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogTest.java	(revision 410116)
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 
 /**
  * @author Edwin Punzalan
@@ -47,8 +48,16 @@
 
         ChangeSet changeSet = (ChangeSet) changelogSets.getChangeSets().get( 0 );
 
-        assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 1 date/time", 239635800000L, changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
 
+        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); // new cal with default TZ
+
+        cal.set( 1977, 7, 6, 5, 30, 0); // expected date from min-changelog.xml
+
+        cal.set( Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
+
+
+        assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 1 date/time", cal.getTime().getTime(), changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 1 author", "Edwin Punzalan", changeSet.getAuthor() );
 
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 1 msg", "First commit msg", changeSet.getComment() );
@@ -64,8 +73,10 @@
 
         changeSet = (ChangeSet) changelogSets.getChangeSets().get( 1 );
 
-        assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 2 date/time", 1109223000000L, changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+        cal.set( 2005, 1, 24, 21, 30, 0 );
 
+        assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 2 date/time", cal.getTime().getTime(), changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 2 author", "Edwin Punzalan", changeSet.getAuthor() );
 
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 1 set 2 msg", "Second commit msg", changeSet.getComment() );
@@ -92,8 +103,10 @@
 
         changeSet = (ChangeSet) changelogSets.getChangeSets().get( 0 );
 
-        assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 1 date/time", 1109313900000L, changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+        cal.set( 2005, 1, 25, 22, 45, 0 );
 
+        assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 1 date/time", cal.getTime().getTime(), changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 1 author", "Keogh Edrich Punzalan", changeSet.getAuthor() );
 
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 1 msg", "Third commit msg", changeSet.getComment() );
@@ -109,8 +122,10 @@
 
         changeSet = (ChangeSet) changelogSets.getChangeSets().get( 1 );
 
-        assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 2 date/time", 4107159000000L, changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+        cal.set( 2100, 1, 25, 5, 30, 0 );
 
+        assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 2 date/time", cal.getTime().getTime(), changeSet.getDate().getTime() );
+
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 2 author", "Keogh Edrich Punzalan", changeSet.getAuthor() );
 
         assertEquals( "Test changelog 2 set 2 msg", "Last commit msg", changeSet.getComment() );
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogHandler.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogHandler.java	(revision 410116)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/changelog/ChangeLogHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 /**
  * Change log generated xml parser.  SAXParser listener for processing a previously generated xml into several
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
                 {
                     ms = bufEntry.getDate().getTime();
                 }
-                bufEntry.setDate( new Date( ms + new SimpleDateFormat( currentPattern ).parse( bufData ).getTime() ) );
+                bufEntry.setDate( new Date( ms + new SimpleDateFormat( currentPattern ).parse( bufData ).getTime() + TimeZone.getDefault().getRawOffset()) );
             }
             catch ( ParseException e )
             {