diff --git a/ietf/api/tests.py b/ietf/api/tests.py
index b887a6d46..46c2ba667 100644
--- a/ietf/api/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/api/tests.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from ietf.person.models import User
 from ietf.person.models import PersonalApiKey
 from ietf.stats.models import MeetingRegistration
 from ietf.utils.mail import outbox, get_payload_text
+from ietf.utils.models import DumpInfo
 from ietf.utils.test_utils import TestCase, login_testing_unauthorized
 
 OMITTED_APPS = (
@@ -418,10 +419,17 @@ class CustomApiTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(set(missing_fields), set(drop_fields))
 
     def test_api_version(self):
+        DumpInfo.objects.create(date=timezone.datetime(2022,8,31,7,10,1,tzinfo=timezone.utc), host='testapi.example.com',tz='UTC')
         url = urlreverse('ietf.api.views.version')
         r = self.client.get(url)
         data = r.json()
         self.assertEqual(data['version'], ietf.__version__+ietf.__patch__)
+        self.assertEqual(data['dumptime'], "2022-08-31 07:10:01 +0000")
+        DumpInfo.objects.update(tz='PST8PDT')
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        data = r.json()        
+        self.assertEqual(data['dumptime'], "2022-08-31 07:10:01 -0700")
+
 
     def test_api_appauth(self):
         url = urlreverse('ietf.api.views.app_auth')
diff --git a/ietf/api/views.py b/ietf/api/views.py
index 91068da28..5dfdbecd4 100644
--- a/ietf/api/views.py
+++ b/ietf/api/views.py
@@ -200,8 +200,13 @@ def api_new_meeting_registration(request):
 
 
 def version(request):
+    dumpdate = None
     dumpinfo = DumpInfo.objects.order_by('-date').first()
-    dumptime = pytz.timezone(dumpinfo.tz).localize(dumpinfo.date).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z') if dumpinfo else None
+    if dumpinfo:
+        dumpdate = dumpinfo.date
+        if dumpinfo.tz != "UTC":
+            dumpdate = pytz.timezone(dumpinfo.tz).localize(dumpinfo.date.replace(tzinfo=None))
+    dumptime = dumpdate.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z') if dumpinfo else None
     return HttpResponse(
             json.dumps({
                         'version': ietf.__version__+ietf.__patch__,