Document expected format for commit time in git.properties

wilkinsona · wilkinsona · commit b602b1da2e58 · 2017-09-25T16:53:07.000+01:00
Closes gh-10392
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc
@@ -2721,6 +2721,11 @@ https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties[`gradle-gi
 	}
 ----
 
+TIP: The commit time in `git.properties` is expected to match the format
+`yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ`. This is the default format for both plugins listed above. Using this format
+allows the time to be parsed into a `Date` and its format when serialized to JSON to be controlled by
+Jackson's date serialization configuration settings.
+
 
 
 [[howto-customize-dependency-versions-with-maven]]

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@@ -2721,6 +2721,11 @@ https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties[`gradle-gi
`2721`	`2721`	`}`
`2722`	`2722`	`----`
`2723`	`2723`
	`2724`	+TIP: The commit time in `git.properties` is expected to match the format
	`2725`	+`yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ`. This is the default format for both plugins listed above. Using this format
	`2726`	+allows the time to be parsed into a `Date` and its format when serialized to JSON to be controlled by
	`2727`	`+Jackson's date serialization configuration settings.`
	`2728`	`+`
`2724`	`2729`
`2725`	`2730`
`2726`	`2731`	`[[howto-customize-dependency-versions-with-maven]]`