diff --git a/server/goose/create.go b/server/goose/create.go
index 5dd943044f..10cbba636f 100644
--- a/server/goose/create.go
+++ b/server/goose/create.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Create writes a new blank migration file.
 func Create(db *sql.DB, dir, name, migrationType string) error {
-	paths, err := CreateMigration(name, migrationType, dir, time.Now())
+	paths, err := CreateMigration(name, migrationType, dir, time.Now().UTC())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/tools/bump-migration/main.go b/tools/bump-migration/main.go
index 9d7b8630b6..602bdc89ca 100644
--- a/tools/bump-migration/main.go
+++ b/tools/bump-migration/main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func main() {
 	if _, err := time.Parse(timeFormat, oldTimestamp); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Bad filename pattern, '%s' is not a valid timestamp in '%s'", oldTimestamp, sourceFilename)
 	}
-	newTimestamp := time.Now().Format(timeFormat)
+	newTimestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(timeFormat)
 
 	newMig, newTest, err := renameMigrationFiles(migrationsDir, sourceFilename, oldTimestamp, newTimestamp)
 	if err != nil {