diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 7717ad124..3ff0de94f 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ tasks:
       export MAMBA_EXE=/workspace/bin/micromamba
       $(/workspace/bin/micromamba shell hook --shell=bash)
       export JUPYTER_PREFER_ENV_PATH=1
+      export TZ=UTC
       micromamba activate
       EOT
       source /workspace/bin/activate-env.sh