diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 164fb76f..3f38382b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -21069,6 +21069,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     alphaSortAsc: true,
     altLinkFields: [],
     CSVPaths: "",
+    dateFormat: "YYYY-MM-DD",
     debugMode: "WARN",
     defaultView: true,
     dendronNoteDelimiter: ".",
@@ -25709,9 +25710,8 @@ class BCSettingTab extends require$$0.PluginSettingTab {
             <li><code>{{field}}</code>: the field being thread into</li>
             <li><code>{{dir}}</code>: the direction being thread into</li>
             <li><code>{{current}}</code>: the current note name</li>
-            <li><code>{{date}}</code>: the current date</li>
-          </ul>
-          `))
+            <li><code>{{date}}</code>: the current date (Set the format in the setting below)</li>
+          </ul>`))
             .addText((text) => {
             text.setValue(settings.threadingTemplate);
             text.inputEl.onblur = async () => {
@@ -25719,6 +25719,18 @@ class BCSettingTab extends require$$0.PluginSettingTab {
                 await plugin.saveSettings();
             };
         });
+        new require$$0.Setting(threadingDetails)
+            .setName("Date Format")
+            .setDesc("The date format used in the Threading Template (setting above)")
+            .addMomentFormat((format) => {
+            format
+                .setDefaultFormat(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.dateFormat)
+                .setValue(settings.dateFormat)
+                .onChange(async (value) => {
+                settings.dateFormat = value;
+                await plugin.saveSettings();
+            });
+        });
         const debugDetails = details("Debugging");
         new require$$0.Setting(debugDetails)
             .setName("Debug Mode")
@@ -51958,7 +51970,8 @@ class BCPlugin extends require$$0.Plugin {
                         .replace("{{current}}", currFile.basename)
                         .replace("{{field}}", field)
                         .replace("{{dir}}", dir)
-                        .replace("{{date}}", new Date().toLocaleDateString().replaceAll(/[/\\]/g, ""));
+                        //@ts-ignore
+                        .replace("{{date}}", require$$0.moment().format(settings.dateFormat));
                     let i = 1;
                     while (app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(newBasename, "")) {
                         if (i === 1)
diff --git a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
index f48a412b..e34c9bb6 100644
--- a/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
+++ b/src/BreadcrumbsSettingTab.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import log from "loglevel";
 import {
   App,
   DropdownComponent,
+  MomentFormatComponent,
   Notice,
   PluginSettingTab,
   Setting,
@@ -956,9 +957,8 @@ export class BCSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
             <li><code>{{field}}</code>: the field being thread into</li>
             <li><code>{{dir}}</code>: the direction being thread into</li>
             <li><code>{{current}}</code>: the current note name</li>
-            <li><code>{{date}}</code>: the current date</li>
-          </ul>
-          `
+            <li><code>{{date}}</code>: the current date (Set the format in the setting below)</li>
+          </ul>`
         )
       )
       .addText((text) => {
@@ -969,6 +969,19 @@ export class BCSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         };
       });
 
+    new Setting(threadingDetails)
+      .setName("Date Format")
+      .setDesc("The date format used in the Threading Template (setting above)")
+      .addMomentFormat((format) => {
+        format
+          .setDefaultFormat(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.dateFormat)
+          .setValue(settings.dateFormat)
+          .onChange(async (value) => {
+            settings.dateFormat = value;
+            await plugin.saveSettings();
+          });
+      });
+
     const debugDetails = details("Debugging");
 
     new Setting(debugDetails)
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 7cc64cdb..2c89038e 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: BCSettings = {
   alphaSortAsc: true,
   altLinkFields: [],
   CSVPaths: "",
+  dateFormat: "YYYY-MM-DD",
   debugMode: "WARN",
   defaultView: true,
   dendronNoteDelimiter: ".",
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 648ba633..426a04a4 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface BCSettings {
   defaultView: boolean;
   dendronNoteDelimiter: string;
   dendronNoteField: string;
+  dateFormat: string;
   downViewWrap: boolean;
   dotsColour: string;
   enableAlphaSort: boolean;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 63af5d5a..1ce9e936 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   addIcon,
   EventRef,
   MarkdownView,
-  moment_2,
+  moment,
   normalizePath,
   Notice,
   Plugin,
@@ -444,10 +444,8 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
             .replace("{{current}}", currFile.basename)
             .replace("{{field}}", field)
             .replace("{{dir}}", dir)
-            .replace(
-              "{{date}}",
-              new Date().toLocaleDateString().replaceAll(/[/\\]/g, "")
-            );
+            //@ts-ignore
+            .replace("{{date}}", moment().format(settings.dateFormat));
 
           let i = 1;
           while (app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(newBasename, "")) {