diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
index 68d4eab1..35bf35eb 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -15,5 +15,11 @@ prepend_sys_path = .
 # version_locations. The default within new alembic.ini files is "os", which uses os.pathsep.
 version_path_separator = os  # Use os.pathsep.
 
+# template used to generate migration file names
+file_template = %%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# timezone to use when rendering the date within the migration file
+# as well as the filename.
+timezone = UTC
+
 # DB connection string
 sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///codegate_volume/db/codegate.db
diff --git a/migrations/versions/30d0144e1a50_init_db.py b/migrations/versions/2025_01_15_1249-30d0144e1a50_init_db.py
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/versions/30d0144e1a50_init_db.py
rename to migrations/versions/2025_01_15_1249-30d0144e1a50_init_db.py
diff --git a/migrations/versions/5c2f3eee5f90_introduce_workspaces.py b/migrations/versions/2025_01_16_1849-5c2f3eee5f90_introduce_workspaces.py
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/versions/5c2f3eee5f90_introduce_workspaces.py
rename to migrations/versions/2025_01_16_1849-5c2f3eee5f90_introduce_workspaces.py
diff --git a/migrations/versions/a692c8b52308_add_workspace_system_prompt.py b/migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1546-a692c8b52308_add_workspace_system_prompt.py
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/versions/a692c8b52308_add_workspace_system_prompt.py
rename to migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1546-a692c8b52308_add_workspace_system_prompt.py
diff --git a/migrations/versions/8e4b4b8d1a88_add_soft_delete.py b/migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1727-8e4b4b8d1a88_add_soft_delete.py
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/versions/8e4b4b8d1a88_add_soft_delete.py
rename to migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1727-8e4b4b8d1a88_add_soft_delete.py
diff --git a/migrations/versions/e6227073183d_merging_system_prompt_and_soft_deletes.py b/migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1728-e6227073183d_merging_system_prompt_and_soft_deletes.py
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/versions/e6227073183d_merging_system_prompt_and_soft_deletes.py
rename to migrations/versions/2025_01_20_1728-e6227073183d_merging_system_prompt_and_soft_deletes.py