diff --git a/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Components.hs b/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Components.hs
--- a/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Components.hs
+++ b/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Components.hs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         throwError "A VEVENT in a VCALENDAR without a METHOD requires a \
                    \DTSTART property."
     veClass <- optLine1 "CLASS" parseClass
-    veCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" $ parseSimpleDateTime ((Just .) . Created)
+    veCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" (Just .: parseCreated)
     veDescription <- optLine1 "DESCRIPTION" .
                     parseAltRepLang $ (((Just .) .) .) . Description
     veGeo <- optLine1 "GEO" (Just .: parseGeo)
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
     vtClass <- optLine1 "CLASS" parseClass
     vtCompleted <- optLine1 "COMPLETED" . parseSimpleDateTime $
                 (Just .) . Completed
-    vtCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" . parseSimpleDateTime $
-                (Just .) . Created
+    vtCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" (Just .: parseCreated)
     vtDTStart <- optLine1 "DTSTART" $
                 Just .: parseSimpleDateOrDateTime DTStartDateTime DTStartDate
     vtDescription <- optLine1 "DESCRIPTION" .
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@
     vjDTStamp <- reqLine1 "DTSTAMP" $ parseSimpleUTC DTStamp
     vjUID <- reqLine1 "UID" $ parseSimple UID
     vjClass <- optLine1 "CLASS" parseClass
-    vjCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" . parseSimpleDateTime $
-                (Just .) . Created
+    vjCreated <- optLine1 "CREATED" (Just .: parseCreated)
     vjDTStart <- optLine1 "DTSTART" $
                 Just .: parseSimpleDateOrDateTime DTStartDateTime DTStartDate
     vjDescription <- optLineN "DESCRIPTION" $ parseAltRepLang Description
diff --git a/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Properties.hs b/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Properties.hs
--- a/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Properties.hs
+++ b/Text/ICalendar/Parser/Properties.hs
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@
                        return . RRule y $ toO o
 parseRRule _ x = throwError $ "parseRRule: " ++ show x
 
+-- | Parse Created, 3.8.7.3
+parseCreated :: Content -> ContentParser Created
+parseCreated (ContentLine _ "CREATED" o bs) = do
+    createdValue <- mustBeUTC =<< parseDateTime Nothing bs
+    let createdOther = toO o
+    return Created {..}
+parseCreated x = throwError $ "parseCreated: " ++ show x
+
 -- | Parse Last Modified, 3.8.7.3
 parseLastModified :: Content -> ContentParser LastModified
 parseLastModified (ContentLine _ "LAST-MODIFIED" o bs) = do
diff --git a/Text/ICalendar/Printer.hs b/Text/ICalendar/Printer.hs
--- a/Text/ICalendar/Printer.hs
+++ b/Text/ICalendar/Printer.hs
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@
 
 instance IsProperty Created where
     printProperty Created {..} = ln $ do
-        prop "CREATED" $ toParam createdOther <> toParam createdValue
-        printValue createdValue
+        prop "CREATED" createdOther
+        printUTCTime createdValue
 
 instance IsProperty Description  where
     printProperty Description {..} = ln $ do
diff --git a/Text/ICalendar/Types.hs b/Text/ICalendar/Types.hs
--- a/Text/ICalendar/Types.hs
+++ b/Text/ICalendar/Types.hs
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
 
 -- | Date-Time Created. 3.8.7.1.
 data Created = Created
-    { createdValue :: DateTime
+    { createdValue :: UTCTime
     , createdOther :: OtherParams
     } deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, Typeable)
 
diff --git a/iCalendar.cabal b/iCalendar.cabal
--- a/iCalendar.cabal
+++ b/iCalendar.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                iCalendar
-version:             0.2.1
+version:             0.3
 synopsis:            iCalendar data types, parser, and printer.
 description:         Data definitions, parsing and printing of the iCalendar
                      format (RFC5545).
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                      , Text.ICalendar.Parser.Parameters
                      , Text.ICalendar.Parser.Properties
                      , Paths_iCalendar
-  build-depends:       base ==4.*, time ==1.4.*, data-default >=0.3
+  build-depends:       base >=4.5 && <5, time ==1.4.*, data-default >=0.3
                      , case-insensitive >=0.4, network ==2.4.*
                      , bytestring >=0.10 && < 0.11, parsec ==3.1.*
                      , text, containers >= 0.5 && < 0.6, mime ==0.3.*