diff --git a/src/zona/metadata.py b/src/zona/metadata.py
index 4d256db..b79fccb 100644
--- a/src/zona/metadata.py
+++ b/src/zona/metadata.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def parse_metadata(path: Path) -> tuple[Metadata, str]:
     raw_meta = post.metadata or {}
     defaults = {
         "title": zona.util.filename_to_title(path),
-        "date": date.fromtimestamp(path.stat().st_mtime),
+        "date": date.fromtimestamp(path.stat().st_ctime),
     }
     meta = {**defaults, **raw_meta}
     try: