diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadata.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadata.java
index 809fe62..41af390 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadata.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DefaultRevisionMetadata implements RevisionMetadata<Integer> {
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.history.RevisionMetadata#getRevisionDate()
 	 */
 	public Optional<LocalDateTime> getRevisionDate() {
-		return Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(entity.getTimestamp()), ZoneOffset.UTC));
+		return Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(entity.getTimestamp()), ZoneOffset.systemDefault()));
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadataUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadataUnitTests.java
index 0f84520..72a261c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadataUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/envers/repository/support/DefaultRevisionMetadataUnitTests.java
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ public class DefaultRevisionMetadataUnitTests {
 
 		DefaultRevisionMetadata metadata = new DefaultRevisionMetadata(entity);
 
-		assertThat(metadata.getRevisionDate()).hasValue(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC));
+		assertThat(metadata.getRevisionDate()).hasValue(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(NOW, ZoneOffset.systemDefault()));
 	}
 }