diff --git a/gpm/dataset/attrs.py b/gpm/dataset/attrs.py
index 1aa753c..7efca44 100644
--- a/gpm/dataset/attrs.py
+++ b/gpm/dataset/attrs.py
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------.
 """This module contains functions to parse GPM granule attributes."""
 import ast
-import datetime
 
 import numpy as np
 
+from gpm.io.checks import get_current_utc_time
+
 STATIC_GLOBAL_ATTRS = (
     ## FileHeader
     "DOI",
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def get_granule_attrs(dt):
 
 def add_history(ds):
     """Add the history attribute to the xarray.Dataset."""
-    current_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    current_time = get_current_utc_time().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     history = f"Created by ghiggi/gpm_api software on {current_time}"
     ds.attrs["history"] = history
     return ds
diff --git a/gpm/io/checks.py b/gpm/io/checks.py
index 76801aa..72f94ff 100644
--- a/gpm/io/checks.py
+++ b/gpm/io/checks.py
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@
 import datetime
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 import numpy as np
 
 
+def get_current_utc_time():
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+        return datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+    return datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+
 def check_base_dir(base_dir):
     """Check base directory path.
 
@@ -262,9 +269,9 @@ def check_start_end_time(start_time, end_time):
     if start_time > end_time:
         raise ValueError("Provide 'start_time' occurring before of 'end_time'.")
     # Check start_time and end_time are in the past
-    if start_time > datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None):
+    if start_time > get_current_utc_time():
         raise ValueError("Provide a 'start_time' occurring in the past.")
-    if end_time > datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None):
+    if end_time > get_current_utc_time():
         raise ValueError("Provide a 'end_time' occurring in the past.")
     return (start_time, end_time)
 
diff --git a/gpm/io/filter.py b/gpm/io/filter.py
index aaa19c1..b260c2e 100644
--- a/gpm/io/filter.py
+++ b/gpm/io/filter.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     check_product,
     check_start_end_time,
     check_version,
+    get_current_utc_time,
 )
 from gpm.io.info import (
     get_info_from_filepath,
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ def filter_by_time(filepaths, start_time=None, end_time=None):
     if start_time is None:
         start_time = datetime.datetime(1998, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)  # GPM start mission
     if end_time is None:
-        end_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)  # Current time
+        end_time = get_current_utc_time.replace(tzinfo=None)  # Current time
     start_time, end_time = check_start_end_time(start_time, end_time)
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------.
diff --git a/gpm/io/products.py b/gpm/io/products.py
index fc3fa13..2a45903 100644
--- a/gpm/io/products.py
+++ b/gpm/io/products.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     check_sensors,
     check_time,
     check_versions,
+    get_current_utc_time,
 )
 from gpm.utils.list import flatten_list
 from gpm.utils.yaml import read_yaml
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ def filter_info_dict_by_time(info_dict, start_time, end_time):
     if start_time is None:
         start_time = datetime.datetime(1987, 7, 9, 0, 0, 0)
     if end_time is None:
-        end_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        end_time = get_current_utc_time()
 
     start_time = check_time(start_time)
     end_time = check_time(end_time)
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ def filter_info_dict_by_time(info_dict, start_time, end_time):
         sensor_start_time = product_info["start_time"]
         sensor_end_time = product_info["end_time"]
         if sensor_end_time is None:
-            sensor_end_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+            sensor_end_time = get_current_utc_time()
         if is_granule_within_time(
             start_time=start_time,
             end_time=end_time,
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ def get_product_end_time(product):
     """Provide the product ``end_time``."""
     end_time = get_info_dict()[product]["end_time"]
     if end_time is None:
-        end_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        end_time = get_current_utc_time()
     return end_time
 
 
diff --git a/gpm/tests/test_io/test_download.py b/gpm/tests/test_io/test_download.py
index a54fc68..9a83bf3 100644
--- a/gpm/tests/test_io/test_download.py
+++ b/gpm/tests/test_io/test_download.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import gpm.configs
 from gpm.io import download as dl
 from gpm.io import find
+from gpm.io.checks import get_current_utc_time
 from gpm.io.products import available_products, get_product_start_time
 from gpm.utils.warnings import GPMDownloadWarning
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def test_construct_curl_pps_cmd(
     `local_filepath` relates to a file on the disk
     """
     # Use datetime as path as to be unique to every test
-    current_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+    current_time = get_current_utc_time()
     local_filepath = os.path.join(
         tmpdir,
         current_time.isoformat().replace(":", "-"),
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def test_construct_wget_pps_cmd(
     `local_filepath` relates to a file on the disk
     """
     # Use datetime as path as to be unique to every test
-    current_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+    current_time = get_current_utc_time()
     local_filepath = os.path.join(
         tmpdir,
         current_time.isoformat().replace(":", "-"),
diff --git a/gpm/tests/test_io/test_io_checks.py b/gpm/tests/test_io/test_io_checks.py
index 8c0302a..68c4ca0 100644
--- a/gpm/tests/test_io/test_io_checks.py
+++ b/gpm/tests/test_io/test_io_checks.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ def test_check_start_end_time() -> None:
     # behind the current time tested in the function
     checks.check_start_end_time(
         datetime.datetime(2014, 12, 31, 12, 30, 30, 300),
-        datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC),
+        checks.get_current_utc_time(),
     )