diff --git a/setup_docs.py b/setup_docs.py
index 6698134f2..5a07c95f4 100644
--- a/setup_docs.py
+++ b/setup_docs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import time
 
 from setuptools import Command
@@ -460,10 +460,8 @@ def write_man_header(self, write, title, description):
         self.write_heading(write, description, double_sided=True)
         # man page metadata
         write(':Author: The Borg Collective')
-        write(
-            ':Date:',
-            datetime.utcfromtimestamp(int(os.environ.get('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH', time.time()))).date().isoformat(),
-        )
+        source_date_epoch = int(os.environ.get("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH", time.time()))
+        write(':Date:', datetime.fromtimestamp(source_date_epoch, timezone.utc).date().isoformat())
         write(':Manual section: 1')
         write(':Manual group: borg backup tool')
         write()
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
index ed7140e5a..3b3910f46 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
@@ -1084,6 +1084,11 @@ def test_swidth_slice_mixed_characters():
     assert swidth_slice(string, 6) == '나윤a'
 
 
+def utcfromtimestamp(timestamp):
+    """Returns a naive datetime instance representing the timestamp in the UTC timezone"""
+    return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=None)
+
+
 def test_safe_timestamps():
     if SUPPORT_32BIT_PLATFORMS:
         # ns fit into int64
@@ -1095,9 +1100,9 @@ def test_safe_timestamps():
         # datetime won't fall over its y10k problem
         beyond_y10k = 2 ** 100
         with pytest.raises(OverflowError):
-            datetime.utcfromtimestamp(beyond_y10k)
-        assert datetime.utcfromtimestamp(safe_s(beyond_y10k)) > datetime(2038, 1, 1)
-        assert datetime.utcfromtimestamp(safe_ns(beyond_y10k) / 1000000000) > datetime(2038, 1, 1)
+            utcfromtimestamp(beyond_y10k)
+        assert utcfromtimestamp(safe_s(beyond_y10k)) > datetime(2038, 1, 1)
+        assert utcfromtimestamp(safe_ns(beyond_y10k) / 1000000000) > datetime(2038, 1, 1)
     else:
         # ns fit into int64
         assert safe_ns(2 ** 64) <= 2 ** 63 - 1
@@ -1108,9 +1113,9 @@ def test_safe_timestamps():
         # datetime won't fall over its y10k problem
         beyond_y10k = 2 ** 100
         with pytest.raises(OverflowError):
-            datetime.utcfromtimestamp(beyond_y10k)
-        assert datetime.utcfromtimestamp(safe_s(beyond_y10k)) > datetime(2262, 1, 1)
-        assert datetime.utcfromtimestamp(safe_ns(beyond_y10k) / 1000000000) > datetime(2262, 1, 1)
+            utcfromtimestamp(beyond_y10k)
+        assert utcfromtimestamp(safe_s(beyond_y10k)) > datetime(2262, 1, 1)
+        assert utcfromtimestamp(safe_ns(beyond_y10k) / 1000000000) > datetime(2262, 1, 1)
 
 
 class TestPopenWithErrorHandling: