diff --git a/gemlog.sh b/gemlog.sh
index 5f0c10c..34a6317 100755
--- a/gemlog.sh
+++ b/gemlog.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ make_globals() {
 	# don't change these
 	date_format_8601="+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z" # *formal* ISO-8601 format including time zone
 	date_format_8601_timeless="+%Y-%m-%dT12:00:00%:z" # *formal* ISO-8601 format with fixed preset time
-	monthnames=( "invalid" "Jan" "Feb" "Mar" "Apr" "May" "Jun" "Jul" "Aug" "Sep" "Oct" "Nov" "Dec" )
+	monthnames=( "invalid" "January" "February" "March" "April" "May" "June" "July" "August" "September" "October" "November" "December" )
 }
 
 get_post_title() {