diff --git a/jest/unit/components/__mocks__/token.ts b/jest/unit/components/__mocks__/token.ts
index bdac6fa..bed5d39 100644
--- a/jest/unit/components/__mocks__/token.ts
+++ b/jest/unit/components/__mocks__/token.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Base64 } from 'js-base64';
-import addHours from 'date-fns/add_hours';
+import addHours from 'date-fns/addHours';
 
 export function generateTokenWithTimeRange(limit = 0) {
   const payload = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fdcd6b..3d32aee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "concurrently": "5.0.0",
     "cross-env": "6.0.3",
     "css-loader": "3.2.0",
-    "date-fns": "1.30.1",
+    "date-fns": "2.6.0",
     "detect-secrets": "1.0.4",
     "emotion": "9.2.12",
     "enzyme": "3.10.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/package.ts b/src/utils/package.ts
index 5330b68..d8e2f3a 100644
--- a/src/utils/package.ts
+++ b/src/utils/package.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { isObject } from 'util';
 import { UpLinks } from '@verdaccio/types';
 import isString from 'lodash/isString';
 import format from 'date-fns/format';
-import distanceInWordsToNow from 'date-fns/distance_in_words_to_now';
+import formatDistanceToNow from 'date-fns/formatDistanceToNow';
 
 import { Time } from '../../types/packageMeta';
 
-export const TIMEFORMAT = 'DD.MM.YYYY, HH:mm:ss';
+export const TIMEFORMAT = 'dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm:ss';
 
 /**
  * Formats license field for webui.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function formatDate(lastUpdate: string | number): string {
 }
 
 export function formatDateDistance(lastUpdate: Date | string | number): string {
-  return distanceInWordsToNow(new Date(lastUpdate));
+  return formatDistanceToNow(new Date(lastUpdate));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8ad73c9..a970bf3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4526,16 +4526,16 @@ data-urls@^1.0.0, data-urls@^1.1.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^2.2.0"
     whatwg-url "^7.0.0"
 
-date-fns@1.30.1, date-fns@^1.27.2:
-  version "1.30.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.verdaccio.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-1.30.1.tgz#2e71bf0b119153dbb4cc4e88d9ea5acfb50dc05c"
-  integrity sha512-hBSVCvSmWC+QypYObzwGOd9wqdDpOt+0wl0KbU+R+uuZBS1jN8VsD1ss3irQDknRj5NvxiTF6oj/nDRnN/UQNw==
-
-date-fns@^2.0.1:
+date-fns@2.6.0, date-fns@^2.0.1:
   version "2.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.verdaccio.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.6.0.tgz#a5bc82e6a4c3995ae124b0ba1a71aec7b8cbd666"
   integrity sha512-F55YxqRdEfP/eYQmQjLN798v0AwLjmZ8nMBjdQvNwEE3N/zWVrlkkqT+9seBlPlsbkybG4JmWg3Ee3dIV9BcGQ==
 
+date-fns@^1.27.2:
+  version "1.30.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.verdaccio.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-1.30.1.tgz#2e71bf0b119153dbb4cc4e88d9ea5acfb50dc05c"
+  integrity sha512-hBSVCvSmWC+QypYObzwGOd9wqdDpOt+0wl0KbU+R+uuZBS1jN8VsD1ss3irQDknRj5NvxiTF6oj/nDRnN/UQNw==
+
 date-now@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.verdaccio.org/date-now/-/date-now-0.1.4.tgz#eaf439fd4d4848ad74e5cc7dbef200672b9e345b"