diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/rss.xml b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/rss.xml
index eb5ed7d48e9..a3cade65717 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/rss.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
{{ if eq .Title .Site.Title }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ else }}{{ with .Title }}{{ . }} on {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}
{{ .Permalink }}
Recent content {{ if ne .Title .Site.Title }}{{ with .Title }}in {{ . }} {{ end }}{{ end }}on {{ .Site.Title }}
- Hugo -- gohugo.io
+ Hugo {{ hugo.Version }}
{{ site.Language.LanguageCode }}{{ with $authorEmail }}
{{.}}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}{{ end }}{{ with $authorEmail }}
{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}{{ end }}{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
-
{{ .Title }}
{{ .Permalink }}
- {{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}
+ {{ .PublishDate.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}
{{- with $authorEmail }}{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}{{ end }}
{{ .Permalink }}
{{ .Summary | transform.XMLEscape | safeHTML }}