diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/part/PartDetailsPanel.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/part/PartDetailsPanel.tsx
index 15100eb889..1860f6e6a2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/part/PartDetailsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/part/PartDetailsPanel.tsx
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export function PartDetailsPanel({
   const br: DetailsField[] = useMemo(() => {
     const fields: DetailsField[] = [
       {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'date',
         name: 'creation_date',
         label: t`Creation Date`
       },