diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a8abc66..0b1f5d3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 * Update NSIDC infrastructure NFS paths to reflect new product major versions.
 * Update `pm_tb_data` dependency to >=v0.6. This allows utilizing `earthaccess`
   to fetch NSDIC-0001 data.
+* BUGFIX: `time` variable in published G10016 daily files now has `units`
+  attribute of "days since 1970-01-01" and sets the `calendar` attribute to
+  "standard". This resolves an issue where the `units` attr was dependent on the
+  file creation date and the `calendar` attribute showed
+  "proleptic_gregorian". This ensures consistency between G10016 and G02202
+  daily output files.
+
 
 
 # v1.1.0
diff --git a/seaice_ecdr/publish_daily.py b/seaice_ecdr/publish_daily.py
index 7cc276c4..37a130c4 100644
--- a/seaice_ecdr/publish_daily.py
+++ b/seaice_ecdr/publish_daily.py
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ def make_publication_ready_ds(
     add_coordinate_coverage_content_type(complete_daily_ds)
     add_coordinates_attr(complete_daily_ds)
 
+    # Ensure consistency of time units
+    complete_daily_ds.time.encoding["units"] = "days since 1970-01-01"
+    complete_daily_ds.time.encoding["calendar"] = "standard"
+
+    complete_daily_ds = remove_FillValue_from_coordinate_vars(complete_daily_ds)
+
     return complete_daily_ds
 
 
@@ -272,11 +278,6 @@ def publish_daily_nc(
         platform_id=platform.id,
     )
 
-    # Ensure consistency of time units
-    complete_daily_ds.time.encoding["units"] = "days since 1970-01-01"
-    complete_daily_ds.time.encoding["calendar"] = "standard"
-
-    complete_daily_ds = remove_FillValue_from_coordinate_vars(complete_daily_ds)
     complete_daily_ds.to_netcdf(complete_daily_filepath)
     logger.success(f"Staged NC file for publication: {complete_daily_filepath}")