diff --git a/Sources/iCal.swift b/Sources/iCal.swift
index 2575b5a..7e90e28 100644
--- a/Sources/iCal.swift
+++ b/Sources/iCal.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public enum iCal {
     static let dateFormatter: DateFormatter = {
         let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
         dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'"
+        dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0)
         return dateFormatter
     }()
 }