diff --git a/db/newsgroup.sql b/db/newsgroup.sql
index e9edf5b..4fceaec 100644
--- a/db/newsgroup.sql
+++ b/db/newsgroup.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ begin transaction;
 
 create table newsgroup (
     id          INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    created_on  DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     name        TEXT NOT NULL,
     description TEXT NOT NULL
 );