diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 155c228..34ce168 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+        "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "parse-ms": "^2.1.0",
         "safe-json-stringify": "^1.2.0",
@@ -1873,6 +1874,15 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/date-fns": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fRHTG8g/Gif+kSh50gaGEdToemgfj74aRX3swtiouboip5JDLAyDE9F11nHMIcvOaXeOC6D7SpNhi7uFyB7Uww==",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/kossnocorp"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
@@ -5919,6 +5929,11 @@
         "which": "^2.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "date-fns": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fRHTG8g/Gif+kSh50gaGEdToemgfj74aRX3swtiouboip5JDLAyDE9F11nHMIcvOaXeOC6D7SpNhi7uFyB7Uww=="
+    },
     "debug": {
       "version": "4.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd48b4a..db4eedc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+    "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "parse-ms": "^2.1.0",
     "safe-json-stringify": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/src/Logger.spec.ts b/src/Logger.spec.ts
index aa27910..5858774 100644
--- a/src/Logger.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Logger.spec.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,44 @@ describe('Logger', () => {
             const stamp = logger.formatTimestamp(new Date());
             expect(/\d\d:\d\d:\d\d\.\d\d\d/.exec(stamp)).to.exist;
         });
+
+        it('uses from original options', () => {
+            logger = new Logger({ timestampFormat: 'HH' });
+            expect(
+                logger.formatTimestamp(now)
+            ).to.eql('04');
+        });
+
+        it('uses from parent options', () => {
+            logger = new Logger({ timestampFormat: 'HH' });
+            logger = logger.createLogger();
+            expect(
+                logger.formatTimestamp(now)
+            ).to.eql('04');
+        });
+
+        it('uses the default when missing from options', () => {
+            logger = new Logger();
+            expect(
+                logger.formatTimestamp(now)
+            ).to.eql(timestamp);
+        });
+
+        it('uses the default when deleted from options', () => {
+            logger = new Logger({ timestampFormat: 'HH' });
+            logger['options'].timestampFormat = undefined;
+            expect(
+                logger.formatTimestamp(now)
+            ).to.eql(timestamp);
+        });
+
+        it('uses the default when deleted from logger itself', () => {
+            logger = new Logger({ timestampFormat: 'HH' });
+            logger.timestampFormat = undefined;
+            expect(
+                logger.formatTimestamp(now)
+            ).to.eql(timestamp);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('emit', () => {
diff --git a/src/Logger.ts b/src/Logger.ts
index f7f69e5..c92d08e 100644
--- a/src/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/Logger.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as safeJsonStringify from 'safe-json-stringify';
 import { serializeError } from 'serialize-error';
+import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import type { ChalkFunction } from 'chalk';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
 import Chalk = require('chalk');
@@ -20,6 +21,19 @@ export class Logger {
      */
     private options: LoggerOptions;
 
+    /**
+     * The format used for timestamp. Defaults to 'HH:mm:ss.SSS' (24-hour time with milliseconds)
+     */
+    public get timestampFormat(): string {
+        return this.options.timestampFormat ?? this.options.parent?.timestampFormat ?? 'HH:mm:ss.SSS';
+    }
+    public set timestampFormat(value: string | undefined) {
+        this.options.timestampFormat = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The log level of this logger. If a log level is not specified, it will inherit from the parent logger or default to 'log'
+     */
     public get logLevel(): LogLevel | LogLevelNumeric {
         return this.options.logLevel ?? this.options.parent?.logLevel ?? 'log';
     }
@@ -175,12 +189,7 @@ export class Logger {
     }
 
     public formatTimestamp(date: Date) {
-        return date.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
-            ':' +
-            date.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
-            ':' +
-            date.getSeconds().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
-            '.' + date.getMilliseconds().toString().padEnd(3, '0').substring(0, 3);
+        return format(date, this.timestampFormat);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,6 +475,12 @@ export enum LogLevelNumeric {
 export type LogLevel = 'off' | 'error' | 'warn' | 'log' | 'info' | 'debug' | 'trace';
 
 export interface LoggerOptions {
+    /**
+     * Format string for the timestamp. Defaults to 'HH:mm:ss.SSS' (24-hour time with milliseconds)
+     *
+     * https://date-fns.org/v3.6.0/docs/format
+     */
+    timestampFormat?: string;
     /**
      * A prefix applied to every log entry. Appears directly after the logLevel
      */