diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/add_date_verified_to_email.xml b/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/add_date_verified_to_email.xml
index 2b1327cf016..474039fe4e2 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/add_date_verified_to_email.xml
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/add_date_verified_to_email.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<changeSet author="Camelia Dumitru"
 		id="ADD-DATE-VERIFIED-COLUMN-TO-EMAIL-TABLE">
 		<addColumn tableName="email">
-			<column name="date_verified" type="Timestamp">
+			<column name="date_verified" type="TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE">
 				<constraints nullable="true" />
 			</column>
 		</addColumn>