For the following org capture template: (setq org-capture-templates '(("d" "Date Tree Test" plain (file+datetree+prompt "~/org/testdt.org") "This date should be the date i picked: %<%y%m%d>"))) Though this is filed under the correct date in the datetree, no matter what date I select in the prompt, the date displayed in the template is the current date. Is this a bug or a feature? How do I use the prompt-selected date in the template? Shankar