diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/queue.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/queue.py
index d78c643f8..1db8c63dc 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/queue.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/queue.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 import threading
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from typing import Any
 
 from deerflow.config.memory_config import get_memory_config
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ConversationContext:
 
     thread_id: str
     messages: list[Any]
-    timestamp: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
+    timestamp: datetime = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
     agent_name: str | None = None
     correction_detected: bool = False
     reinforcement_detected: bool = False
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/storage.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/storage.py
index ba941a7a4..3d57d059b 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/storage.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/storage.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import abc
 import json
 import logging
 import threading
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ from deerflow.config.paths import get_paths
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def utc_now_iso_z() -> str:
+    """Current UTC time as ISO-8601 with ``Z`` suffix (matches prior naive-UTC output)."""
+    return datetime.now(UTC).isoformat().removesuffix("+00:00") + "Z"
+
+
 def create_empty_memory() -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Create an empty memory structure."""
     return {
         "version": "1.0",
-        "lastUpdated": datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z",
+        "lastUpdated": utc_now_iso_z(),
         "user": {
             "workContext": {"summary": "", "updatedAt": ""},
             "personalContext": {"summary": "", "updatedAt": ""},
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ class FileMemoryStorage(MemoryStorage):
 
         try:
             file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-            memory_data["lastUpdated"] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
+            memory_data["lastUpdated"] = utc_now_iso_z()
 
             temp_path = file_path.with_suffix(".tmp")
             with open(temp_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/updater.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/updater.py
index 5f459b47a..d1f124d4c 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/updater.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/memory/updater.py
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ import logging
 import math
 import re
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
 
 from deerflow.agents.memory.prompt import (
     MEMORY_UPDATE_PROMPT,
     format_conversation_for_update,
 )
-from deerflow.agents.memory.storage import create_empty_memory, get_memory_storage
+from deerflow.agents.memory.storage import (
+    create_empty_memory,
+    get_memory_storage,
+    utc_now_iso_z,
+)
 from deerflow.config.memory_config import get_memory_config
 from deerflow.models import create_chat_model
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ def create_memory_fact(
 
     normalized_category = category.strip() or "context"
     validated_confidence = _validate_confidence(confidence)
-    now = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
+    now = utc_now_iso_z()
     memory_data = get_memory_data(agent_name)
     updated_memory = dict(memory_data)
     facts = list(memory_data.get("facts", []))
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ class MemoryUpdater:
             Updated memory data.
         """
         config = get_memory_config()
-        now = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
+        now = utc_now_iso_z()
 
         # Update user sections
         user_updates = update_data.get("user", {})