diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cba704e..8fe8fc1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
+## 6.12.1
+### Fixes
+- [browser] Fix cookies expiration date being expanded when using consent without specifying storageMode
+- [browser] Cookie `_pcus` being created by mistake
+
+### Changes
+- [browser] `cookie_creation_date` is now anonymized (time set to 0)
+
 ## 6.12.0
 
 ### New
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1767781..6a9ca9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "piano-analytics-js",
   "description": "JavaScript library for Piano Analytics",
-  "version": "6.12.0",
+  "version": "6.12.1",
   "main": "dist/browserless/piano-analytics.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/browserless/piano-analytics.esm.js",
   "browser": "dist/browser/piano-analytics.umd.js",
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index bba3695..5347d37 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
     ],
     'storageVisitor': 'pa_vid',
     'storageUser': 'pa_user',
-    'version': '6.12.0',
+    'version': '6.12.1',
     'minHeartbeat': 5,
     'minBufferingHeartbeat': 1,
     'queueVarName': '_paq',
diff --git a/src/core/PianoAnalytics.js b/src/core/PianoAnalytics.js
index 1d3e011..c699d69 100644
--- a/src/core/PianoAnalytics.js
+++ b/src/core/PianoAnalytics.js
@@ -58,8 +58,17 @@ function _initPrivacy(pa) {
                     storageMode: 'fixed'
                 }
             };
-        } else if (window.pdl && window.pdl.requireConsent) {
-            pa.setConfiguration('isLegacyPrivacy', false);
+        } else {
+            if (window.pdl.requireConsent) {
+                pa.setConfiguration('isLegacyPrivacy', false);
+            }
+            if (typeof window.pdl.cookies === 'undefined') {
+                window.pdl.cookies = {
+                    storageMode: 'fixed'
+                };
+            } else if (window.pdl.cookies && typeof window.pdl.cookies.storageMode === 'undefined') {
+                window.pdl.cookies.storageMode = 'fixed';
+            }
         }
         dataLayer.init({
             cookieDefault: {
diff --git a/src/core/steps/metadata.step.js b/src/core/steps/metadata.step.js
index c815256..753ab7d 100644
--- a/src/core/steps/metadata.step.js
+++ b/src/core/steps/metadata.step.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function metadataStep(pa, model, nextSteps) {
         }
 
         try {
-            const cookieCreationDate = new Date(dataLayer.cookies._pcid.fixedAt[0]).toISOString();
+            const cookieCreationDate = new Date((new Date(dataLayer.cookies._pcid.fixedAt[0])).setUTCHours(0, 0, 0, 0)).toISOString();
             for (const event of model.events) {
                 if (_isPropertiesAbsentForEvent('cookie_creation_date', model, event)) {
                     model.setProperty('cookie_creation_date', cookieCreationDate);