diff --git a/esphome/external_files.py b/esphome/external_files.py
index 72a3f33fdc..18b68fba08 100644
--- a/esphome/external_files.py
+++ b/esphome/external_files.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def has_remote_file_changed(url: str, local_file_path: Path) -> bool:
         _LOGGER.debug("has_remote_file_changed: File exists at %s", local_file_path)
         try:
             local_modification_time = local_file_path.stat().st_mtime
-            local_modification_time_str = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
-                local_modification_time
+            local_modification_time_str = datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                local_modification_time, tz=UTC
             ).strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT")
 
             headers = {