diff --git a/packages/string-templates/manifest.json b/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
index 294eeeec5e..af1f4e3d54 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
@@ -1097,8 +1097,8 @@
         "format"
       ],
       "numArgs": 2,
-      "example": "{{date now \"YYYY\"}}",
-      "description": "<p>Format a date using moment.js data formatting.</p>\n"
+      "example": "{{date now \"DD-MM-YYYY\"}}",
+      "description": "<p>Format a date using moment.js date formatting.</p>\n"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
index 413e870519..76b5c89e0c 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ function run() {
     date: {
       args: ["datetime", "format"],
       numArgs: 2,
-      example: '{{date now "YYYY"}}',
-      description: "Format a date using moment.js data formatting.",
+      example: '{{date now "DD-MM-YYYY"}}',
+      description: "Format a date using moment.js date formatting.",
     },
   }
   // convert all markdown to HTML