diff --git a/parea/helpers.py b/parea/helpers.py
index 3e3f9fc0..4329834d 100644
--- a/parea/helpers.py
+++ b/parea/helpers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import time
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime
 
 
 def gen_trace_id() -> str:
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ def gen_trace_id() -> str:
 
 
 def to_date_and_time_string(timestamp: float) -> str:
-    """Convert a timestamp to a date and time string"""
-    return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z").strip()
+    return time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z", time.localtime(timestamp))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 56e7f086..b5006a4a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "parea-ai"
 packages = [{ include = "parea" }]
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7a0"
 description = "Parea python sdk"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["joel-parea-ai <joel@parea.ai>"]