diff --git a/_reports/example.md b/_reports/example.md
index cbb591af..c17c88ad 100644
--- a/_reports/example.md
+++ b/_reports/example.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ student: <name>
 organisation: coala
 organisation_link: https://coala.io
 project: <project title>
+date: YYYY-MM-DD
 project_link: <project link>
 report_year: <year of completing GSoC>
 tarball: <tarball of patches' link>