diff --git a/example/settings.py b/example/settings.py
index 5a8a5b4df..1b8216b71 100644
--- a/example/settings.py
+++ b/example/settings.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
     }
 ]
 
+USE_TZ = True
+
 WSGI_APPLICATION = "example.wsgi.application"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/panels/test_sql.py b/tests/panels/test_sql.py
index 19ba63919..4dd1d3fcc 100644
--- a/tests/panels/test_sql.py
+++ b/tests/panels/test_sql.py
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ def test_param_conversion(self):
             .filter(group_count__lt=10)
             .filter(group_count__gt=1)
         )
-        list(User.objects.filter(date_joined=datetime.datetime(2017, 12, 22, 16, 7, 1)))
+        list(
+            User.objects.filter(
+                date_joined=datetime.datetime(
+                    2017, 12, 22, 16, 7, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
+                )
+            )
+        )
 
         response = self.panel.process_request(self.request)
         self.panel.generate_stats(self.request, response)
@@ -129,18 +135,27 @@ def test_param_conversion(self):
         # ensure query was logged
         self.assertEqual(len(self.panel._queries), 3)
 
-        # Django 4.1 started passing true/false back for boolean
-        # comparisons in MySQL.
-        if not (django.VERSION >= (4, 1) and connection.vendor == "mysql"):
-            self.assertEqual(
-                tuple(q[1]["params"] for q in self.panel._queries),
-                ('["Foo"]', "[10, 1]", '["2017-12-22 16:07:01"]'),
-            )
+        if connection.vendor == "mysql" and django.VERSION >= (4, 1):
+            # Django 4.1 started passing true/false back for boolean
+            # comparisons in MySQL.
+            expected_bools = '["Foo", true, false]'
         else:
-            self.assertEqual(
-                tuple(q[1]["params"] for q in self.panel._queries),
-                ('["Foo", true, false]', "[10, 1]", '["2017-12-22 16:07:01"]'),
-            )
+            expected_bools = '["Foo"]'
+
+        if connection.vendor == "postgresql":
+            # PostgreSQL always includes timezone
+            expected_datetime = '["2017-12-22 16:07:01+00:00"]'
+        else:
+            expected_datetime = '["2017-12-22 16:07:01"]'
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            tuple(q[1]["params"] for q in self.panel._queries),
+            (
+                expected_bools,
+                "[10, 1]",
+                expected_datetime,
+            ),
+        )
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(
         connection.vendor == "postgresql", "Test valid only on PostgreSQL"
diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index c09506087..d24108247 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
     },
 ]
 
+USE_TZ = True
+
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "tests", "static")
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
diff --git a/tests/test_forms.py b/tests/test_forms.py
index 6da504233..da144e108 100644
--- a/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from django import forms
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from debug_toolbar.forms import SignedDataForm
 
-SIGNATURE = "v02QBcJplEET6QXHNWejnRcmSENWlw6_RjxLTR7QG9g"
+SIGNATURE = "-WiogJKyy4E8Om00CrFSy0T6XHObwBa6Zb46u-vmeYE"
 
-DATA = {"value": "foo", "date": datetime(2020, 1, 1)}
-SIGNED_DATA = f'{{"date": "2020-01-01 00:00:00", "value": "foo"}}:{SIGNATURE}'
+DATA = {"value": "foo", "date": datetime(2020, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)}
+SIGNED_DATA = f'{{"date": "2020-01-01 00:00:00+00:00", "value": "foo"}}:{SIGNATURE}'
 
 
 class FooForm(forms.Form):
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_verified_data(self):
             form.verified_data(),
             {
                 "value": "foo",
-                "date": "2020-01-01 00:00:00",
+                "date": "2020-01-01 00:00:00+00:00",
             },
         )
         # Take it back to the foo form to validate the datetime is serialized