diff --git a/multichanges/plugin.jelly b/multichanges/plugin.jelly
index 837ae747..27dbe27d 100644
--- a/multichanges/plugin.jelly
+++ b/multichanges/plugin.jelly
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
   <goal name="multichanges:generates-releases-rss" prereqs="multichanges:generates-releases-file">
 
     <tstamp>
-      <format property="currentDate" pattern="EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z"/>
+      <format property="currentDate" pattern="EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z" locale="en"/>
     </tstamp>
     <tstamp>
       <format property="currentYear" pattern="yyyy"/>
diff --git a/multichanges/src/main/org/apache/maven/plugin/multichanges/util/RssDateFormatter.java b/multichanges/src/main/org/apache/maven/plugin/multichanges/util/RssDateFormatter.java
index c222da1f..a84c04f5 100644
--- a/multichanges/src/main/org/apache/maven/plugin/multichanges/util/RssDateFormatter.java
+++ b/multichanges/src/main/org/apache/maven/plugin/multichanges/util/RssDateFormatter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin.multichanges.util;
 
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public class RssDateFormatter {
 	 * The date format defined in RFC 822 and used in RSS feeds.
 	 */
 	private final static SimpleDateFormat rfc822DF = new SimpleDateFormat(
-			"EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z");
+			"EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z",Locale.ENGLISH);
 
 	/**
 	 * Log for debug output