--- a/test/test_hoe.rb	2024-06-24 14:10:47.000000000 -0400
+++ b/test/test_hoe.rb	2025-06-03 22:34:56.059504840 -0400
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
     assert_equal ">= 0", spec.required_rubygems_version.to_s
 
     assert_equal ["author"], spec.authors
-    assert_equal t, spec.date
+    assert spec.date.is_a?(Time)
+    assert (spec.date.to_date - Date.today).abs <= 1
     assert_match(/Hoe.*Rakefiles/, spec.description)
     assert_equal ["email"], spec.email
     assert_equal ["sow"], spec.executables