diff --git a/layer.go b/layer.go
index 502d536..d4b0050 100644
--- a/layer.go
+++ b/layer.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/heroku/color"
@@ -118,7 +119,37 @@ func (l *LayerContributor) checkIfMetadataMatches(layer libcnb.Layer) (map[strin
 	l.Logger.Debugf("Expected metadata: %+v", expected)
 	l.Logger.Debugf("Actual metadata: %+v", layer.Metadata)
 
-	return expected, reflect.DeepEqual(expected, layer.Metadata), nil
+	match, err := l.Equals(expected,layer.Metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return map[string]interface{}{}, false, fmt.Errorf("unable to compare metadata\n%w", err)
+	}
+	return expected, match, nil
+}
+
+func (l *LayerContributor) Equals(expectedM map[string]interface{}, layerM map[string]interface{}) (bool, error) {
+	if dep, ok := expectedM["dependency"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		for k, v := range dep {
+			if k == "deprecation_date" {
+				deprecationDate := v.(time.Time).Truncate(time.Second).In(time.UTC)
+				dep["deprecation_date"] = deprecationDate
+				break
+			}
+		}
+    }
+	if dep, ok := layerM["dependency"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		for k, v := range dep {
+			if k == "deprecation_date" {
+				deprecationDate, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, v.(string))
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse deprecation_date %s", v.(string))
+				}
+				deprecationDate = deprecationDate.Truncate(time.Second).In(time.UTC)
+				dep["deprecation_date"] = deprecationDate
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	} 
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(expectedM, layerM), nil
 }
 
 func (l *LayerContributor) checkIfLayerRestored(layer libcnb.Layer) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/layer_test.go b/layer_test.go
index 62bf3c1..3c9d775 100644
--- a/layer_test.go
+++ b/layer_test.go
@@ -503,6 +503,107 @@ func testLayer(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(called).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 
+		it("does not call function with non-matching deprecation_date format", func() {
+			dependency = libpak.BuildpackDependency{
+				ID:      "test-id",
+				Name:    "test-name",
+				Version: "1.1.1",
+				URI:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/test-path", server.URL()),
+				SHA256:  "576dd8416de5619ea001d9662291d62444d1292a38e96956bc4651c01f14bca1",
+				Stacks:  []string{"test-stack"},
+				Licenses: []libpak.BuildpackDependencyLicense{
+					{
+						Type: "test-type",
+						URI:  "test-uri",
+					},
+				},
+				CPEs:            []string{"cpe:2.3:a:some:jre:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},
+				PURL:            "pkg:generic/some-java11@11.0.2?arch=amd64",
+				DeprecationDate: dependency.DeprecationDate, // parsed as '2021-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'
+			}
+			dlc.ExpectedMetadata = map[string]interface{}{ "dependency":dependency}
+
+			layer.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{ "dependency": map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":      dependency.ID,
+				"name":    dependency.Name,
+				"version": dependency.Version,
+				"uri":     dependency.URI,
+				"sha256":  dependency.SHA256,
+				"stacks":  []interface{}{dependency.Stacks[0]},
+				"licenses": []map[string]interface{}{
+					{
+						"type": dependency.Licenses[0].Type,
+						"uri":  dependency.Licenses[0].URI,
+					},
+				},
+				"cpes":             []interface{}{"cpe:2.3:a:some:jre:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},
+				"purl":             "pkg:generic/some-java11@11.0.2?arch=amd64",
+				"deprecation_date": "2021-04-01T00:00:00Z", // does not match without truncation
+			}}
+
+			var called bool
+
+			_, err := dlc.Contribute(layer, func(artifact *os.File) (libcnb.Layer, error) {
+				defer artifact.Close()
+
+				called = true
+				return layer, nil
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(called).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+
+		it("does not call function with missing deprecation_date", func() {
+			dependency = libpak.BuildpackDependency{
+				ID:      "test-id",
+				Name:    "test-name",
+				Version: "1.1.1",
+				URI:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/test-path", server.URL()),
+				SHA256:  "576dd8416de5619ea001d9662291d62444d1292a38e96956bc4651c01f14bca1",
+				Stacks:  []string{"test-stack"},
+				Licenses: []libpak.BuildpackDependencyLicense{
+					{
+						Type: "test-type",
+						URI:  "test-uri",
+					},
+				},
+				CPEs:            []string{"cpe:2.3:a:some:jre:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},
+				PURL:            "pkg:generic/some-java11@11.0.2?arch=amd64",
+			}
+			dlc.ExpectedMetadata = map[string]interface{}{ "dependency":dependency}
+
+			layer.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{ "dependency": map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":      dependency.ID,
+				"name":    dependency.Name,
+				"version": dependency.Version,
+				"uri":     dependency.URI,
+				"sha256":  dependency.SHA256,
+				"stacks":  []interface{}{dependency.Stacks[0]},
+				"licenses": []map[string]interface{}{
+					{
+						"type": dependency.Licenses[0].Type,
+						"uri":  dependency.Licenses[0].URI,
+					},
+				},
+				"cpes":             []interface{}{"cpe:2.3:a:some:jre:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},
+				"purl":             "pkg:generic/some-java11@11.0.2?arch=amd64",
+				"deprecation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+			}}
+
+			var called bool
+
+			_, err := dlc.Contribute(layer, func(artifact *os.File) (libcnb.Layer, error) {
+				defer artifact.Close()
+
+				called = true
+				return layer, nil
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(called).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+
 		it("returns function error", func() {
 			server.AppendHandlers(ghttp.RespondWith(http.StatusOK, "test-fixture"))