diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7aa053f6..a97b7eab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 jc changelog
 
+20220305 v1.18.5
+- Fix date parser to ensure AM/PM period string is always uppercase
+
 20220304 v1.18.4
 - Add nmcli command parser tested on linux
 - Enhance parse error messages at the cli
diff --git a/jc/lib.py b/jc/lib.py
index 23fdaf31..ca025e08 100644
--- a/jc/lib.py
+++ b/jc/lib.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import importlib
 from typing import Dict, List, Iterable, Union, Iterator
 from jc import appdirs
 
-__version__ = '1.18.4'
+__version__ = '1.18.5'
 
 parsers = [
     'acpi',
diff --git a/jc/parsers/date.py b/jc/parsers/date.py
index 313ec444..b24c510a 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/date.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/date.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import jc.utils
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '2.3'
+    version = '2.4'
     description = '`date` command parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
             'hour_24': dt.hour,
             'minute': dt.minute,
             'second': dt.second,
-            'period': dt.strftime('%p'),
+            'period': dt.strftime('%p').upper(),
             'timezone': tz,
             'utc_offset': dt.strftime('%z') or None,
             'day_of_year': int(dt.strftime('%j')),
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 72ba44ed..667d3d33 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='jc',
-    version='1.18.4',
+    version='1.18.5',
     author='Kelly Brazil',
     author_email='kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com',
     description='Converts the output of popular command-line tools and file-types to JSON.',