diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/deposit/zenodorepository/model/builder/ZenodoBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/deposit/zenodorepository/model/builder/ZenodoBuilder.java
index 3955e70..0b6bf1b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/deposit/zenodorepository/model/builder/ZenodoBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/deposit/zenodorepository/model/builder/ZenodoBuilder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.model.builder;
 
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
+import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.enums.DmpAccessType;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.enums.DmpUserRole;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.DmpUserModel;
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.description.*;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.descriptiotemplate.DefinitionModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.descriptiotemplate.fielddata.RadioBoxDataModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.descriptiotemplate.fielddata.SelectDataModel;
+import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmp.DmpBlueprintValueModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmp.DmpModel;
+import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmpblueprint.SectionModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmpreference.DmpReferenceModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.reference.ReferenceFieldModel;
 import org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.reference.ReferenceModel;
@@ -17,13 +20,18 @@ import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.configuration.identifier.Identifier
 import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.configuration.pid.PidProperties;
 import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.enums.ZenodoAccessRight;
 import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.model.*;
+import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.service.zenodo.ZenodoDepositServiceImpl;
 import org.opencdmp.deposit.zenodorepository.service.zenodo.ZenodoServiceProperties;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -31,12 +39,14 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 public class ZenodoBuilder {
+    private static final LoggerService logger = new LoggerService(LoggerFactory.getLogger(ZenodoDepositServiceImpl.class));
 
     private static final String UPLOAD_TYPE = "publication";
     private static final String PUBLICATION_TYPE = "datamanagementplan";
     private static final String IS_IDENTICAL_TO = "isIdenticalTo";
     private static final String CONTRIBUTOR_TYPE_RESEARCHER = "Researcher";
     private static final String CONTRIBUTOR_TYPE_PROJECT_MANAGER = "ProjectMember";
+    private static final String SEMANTIC_PUBLICATION_DATE = "zenodo.publication_date";
 
     private final PidProperties pidProperties;
     private final IdentifierProperties identifierProperties;
@@ -66,6 +76,20 @@ public class ZenodoBuilder {
             community.setIdentifier(zenodoCommunity);
             deposit.getMetadata().getCommunities().add(community);
         }
+
+        org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmpblueprint.FieldModel fieldOfSemantic = this.getFieldOfSemantic(dmp, SEMANTIC_PUBLICATION_DATE);
+        if (fieldOfSemantic != null){
+            DmpBlueprintValueModel dmpBlueprintValueModel = this.getDmpBlueprintValue(dmp, fieldOfSemantic.getId());
+            
+            if (dmpBlueprintValueModel != null && dmpBlueprintValueModel.getValue() != null && !dmpBlueprintValueModel.getValue().isBlank()){
+                try {
+                    Instant instant = Instant.parse(dmpBlueprintValueModel.getValue());
+                    deposit.getMetadata().setPublicationDate(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd").withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).format(instant));
+                }catch (Exception e){
+                    logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         this.applyAccessRight(dmp, deposit);
         this.applyIsIdenticalTo(dmp, deposit);
         this.applyLicenses(dmp, deposit);
@@ -77,6 +101,22 @@ public class ZenodoBuilder {
         return deposit;
     }
 
+    private DmpBlueprintValueModel getDmpBlueprintValue(DmpModel dmp, UUID id){
+        if (dmp == null || dmp.getProperties() == null || dmp.getProperties().getDmpBlueprintValues() == null) return null;
+        return dmp.getProperties().getDmpBlueprintValues().stream().filter(x-> x.getFieldId().equals(id)).findFirst().orElse(null);
+    }
+    
+    private org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmpblueprint.FieldModel getFieldOfSemantic(DmpModel dmp, String semanticKey){
+        if (dmp == null || dmp.getDmpBlueprint() == null || dmp.getDmpBlueprint().getDefinition() == null || dmp.getDmpBlueprint().getDefinition().getSections() == null) return null;
+        for (SectionModel sectionModel : dmp.getDmpBlueprint().getDefinition().getSections()){
+            if (sectionModel.getFields() != null){
+                org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.dmpblueprint.FieldModel fieldModel = sectionModel.getFields().stream().filter(x-> x.getSemantics() != null && x.getSemantics().contains(semanticKey)).findFirst().orElse(null);
+                if (fieldModel != null) return fieldModel;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private List<org.opencdmp.commonmodels.models.descriptiotemplate.FieldModel> findSchematicValues(String relatedId, DefinitionModel definitionModel){
         return definitionModel.getAllField().stream().filter(x-> x.getSchematics() != null && x.getSchematics().contains(relatedId)).toList();
     }