diff --git a/output/Docker/docker-compose.yml b/output/Docker/docker-compose.yml
index 83c8dc9..2426f63 100644
--- a/output/Docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/output/Docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       PUID: "${LOCAL_UID:-1000}"
       PGID: "${LOCAL_GID:-1000}"
+      TZ: "${HOST_TZ:-UTC}"
     volumes:
       - ../ForRelease/inbox:/data/inbox
       - ../ForRelease/outbox:/data/outbox
diff --git a/output/Docker/run-output-processor.sh b/output/Docker/run-output-processor.sh
index 06c8d37..da878ec 100755
--- a/output/Docker/run-output-processor.sh
+++ b/output/Docker/run-output-processor.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,43 @@ fi
 CALLER_UID=$(id -u)
 CALLER_GID=$(id -g)
 
+detect_timezone() {
+  if command -v timedatectl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local tz
+    tz=$(timedatectl show --property=Timezone --value 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "${tz}" ]; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${tz}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f /etc/timezone ]; then
+    local tz
+    tz=$(cat /etc/timezone 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "${tz}" ]; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${tz}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if command -v readlink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local link
+    link=$(readlink -f /etc/localtime 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [ -n "${link}" ] && [[ "${link}" == *zoneinfo/* ]]; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${link##*/zoneinfo/}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s\n' ""
+}
+
+HOST_TZ=$(detect_timezone)
+
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
 
 # Run docker compose from the Docker directory so it picks up the bundled yaml.
 (
   cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}"
-  LOCAL_UID="${CALLER_UID}" LOCAL_GID="${CALLER_GID}" "${COMPOSE_CMD[@]}" "$@"
+  LOCAL_UID="${CALLER_UID}" LOCAL_GID="${CALLER_GID}" HOST_TZ="${HOST_TZ:-UTC}" "${COMPOSE_CMD[@]}" "$@"
 )
diff --git a/output/README.md b/output/README.md
index c6c949f..b41f523 100644
--- a/output/README.md
+++ b/output/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cd output/Docker
 ./run-output-processor.sh up -d
 ```
 
-The wrapper auto-detects the Docker Compose plugin or legacy `docker-compose` and forwards any extra arguments (`down`, `logs`, etc.). The stack registers as `RCEO-AI-ResumeCustomizer-Output` with the container `RCEO-AI-ResumeCustomizer-OutputProcessor`.
+The wrapper auto-detects the Docker Compose plugin or legacy `docker-compose`, forwards any extra arguments (`down`, `logs`, etc.), and passes your UID/GID and current timezone into the container. The stack registers as `RCEO-AI-ResumeCustomizer-Output` with the container `RCEO-AI-ResumeCustomizer-OutputProcessor`.
 
 ## Conversion Flow
 1. The watcher polls `ForRelease/inbox` every few seconds for exactly one Markdown resume.