diff --git a/app/Constants.php b/app/Constants.php
index 5ab8e4d5afdc..151d0026df8e 100644
--- a/app/Constants.php
+++ b/app/Constants.php
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if (!defined('APP_NAME'))
     define('NINJA_APP_URL', env('NINJA_APP_URL', 'https://app.invoiceninja.com'));
     define('NINJA_DOCS_URL', env('NINJA_DOCS_URL', 'http://docs.invoiceninja.com/en/latest'));
     define('NINJA_DATE', '2000-01-01');
-    define('NINJA_VERSION', '3.0.2' . env('NINJA_VERSION_SUFFIX'));
+    define('NINJA_VERSION', '3.0.3' . env('NINJA_VERSION_SUFFIX'));
 
     define('SOCIAL_LINK_FACEBOOK', env('SOCIAL_LINK_FACEBOOK', 'https://www.facebook.com/invoiceninja'));
     define('SOCIAL_LINK_TWITTER', env('SOCIAL_LINK_TWITTER', 'https://twitter.com/invoiceninja'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
index a408f6e6dfee..793d00926e21 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class InvoiceApiController extends BaseAPIController
         }
 
         if (!isset($data['invoice_date'])) {
-            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = Utils::today();
+            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
         }
         if (!isset($data['due_date'])) {
             $fields['due_date_sql'] = false;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index fadb5e177c74..83542823fdc2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
             $invoice->invoice_number = $account->getNextNumber($invoice);
             $invoice->balance = $invoice->amount;
             $invoice->invoice_status_id = 0;
-            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
+            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
             $method = 'POST';
             $url = "{$entityType}s";
         } else {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
index d4d83a3ad045..e5bbb005b451 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class BasePaymentDriver
         $payment->client_id = $invoice->client_id;
         $payment->contact_id = $invitation->contact_id;
         $payment->transaction_reference = $ref;
-        $payment->payment_date = Utils::today();
+        $payment->payment_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
         $payment->ip = Request::ip();
 
         $payment = $this->creatingPayment($payment, $paymentMethod);
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
index 3d7d81d02cbe..aa116df4872a 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
                 $entityType = ENTITY_QUOTE;
             }
             $invoice = $account->createInvoice($entityType, $data['client_id']);
-            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
+            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
             if (isset($data['has_tasks']) && filter_var($data['has_tasks'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)) {
                 $invoice->has_tasks = true;
             }
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
             }
         }
         $clone->invoice_number = $invoiceNumber ?: $account->getNextNumber($clone);
-        $clone->invoice_date = Utils::today();
+        $clone->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
 
         foreach ([
           'client_id',
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
         $invoice->invoice_number = $recurInvoice->account->getNextNumber($invoice);
         $invoice->amount = $recurInvoice->amount;
         $invoice->balance = $recurInvoice->amount;
-        $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
+        $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
         $invoice->discount = $recurInvoice->discount;
         $invoice->po_number = $recurInvoice->po_number;
         $invoice->public_notes = Utils::processVariables($recurInvoice->public_notes);