diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index 7bdf8538c..4b6d93ccd 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 
 try:
     import tzlocal
-    _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = tzlocal.get_localzone().zone
+    if hasattr(tzlocal.get_localzone(), "zone"):
+        _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = tzlocal.get_localzone().zone
+    else:
+        _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = tzlocal.get_localzone_name()
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = "Europe/Rome"