diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index bdd1d70..bd906a7 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         "drupal/xmlsitemap": "^1.0",
         "drush/drush": "^9",
         "illuminate/support": "^7.10",
+        "nesbot/carbon": "^2.33",
         "tightenco/collect": "^6.15"
     },
     "require-dev": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 6c458eb..cdfc035 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "89691b515b3a79b86272092c47301edd",
+    "content-hash": "9bfa466922e45768b4123877e46728c6",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "asm89/stack-cors",
diff --git a/web/modules/custom/custom/src/EventSubscriber/UpdateTalkCreatedDateOnSave.php b/web/modules/custom/custom/src/EventSubscriber/UpdateTalkCreatedDateOnSave.php
index 3dc01e9..fa8e0cf 100644
--- a/web/modules/custom/custom/src/EventSubscriber/UpdateTalkCreatedDateOnSave.php
+++ b/web/modules/custom/custom/src/EventSubscriber/UpdateTalkCreatedDateOnSave.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Drupal\custom\EventSubscriber;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\hook_event_dispatcher\Event\Entity\BaseEntityEvent;
 use Drupal\hook_event_dispatcher\HookEventDispatcherInterface;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ final class UpdateTalkCreatedDateOnSave implements EventSubscriberInterface {
       return;
     }
 
-    $talkDate = (new \DateTime($eventDate))->getTimestamp();
+    $talkDate = Carbon::parse($eventDate)->getTimestamp();
 
     if ($talkDate == $talk->get('created')->getString()) {
       return;
diff --git a/web/modules/custom/custom/tests/src/Kernel/UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest.php b/web/modules/custom/custom/tests/src/Kernel/UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest.php
index 5ceee42..9f4e42d 100644
--- a/web/modules/custom/custom/tests/src/Kernel/UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest.php
+++ b/web/modules/custom/custom/tests/src/Kernel/UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\custom\Kernel;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\datetime\Plugin\Field\FieldType\DateTimeItemInterface;
 use Drupal\KernelTests\Core\Entity\EntityKernelTestBase;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ final class UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest extends EntityKernelTestBase {
   ];
 
   public function testCreatingNode() {
-    $eventDate = (new \DateTime('today'))->modify('+1 week');
+    $eventDate = Carbon::today()->addWeek();
     $eventDateToFormat = $eventDate->format(DateTimeItemInterface::DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT);
     $eventDateToTimestamp = $eventDate->getTimestamp();
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ final class UpdatesTalkCreatedDateTest extends EntityKernelTestBase {
   public function testUpdatingNode() {
     $talk = $this->createTalk();
 
-    $eventDate = (new \DateTime('today'))->modify('+1 week');
+    $eventDate = Carbon::today()->addWeek();
     $eventDateToFormat = $eventDate->format(DateTimeItemInterface::DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT);
     $eventDateToTimestamp = $eventDate->getTimestamp();