diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index a81ffcd3b..bd559c835 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@
   transparency: true,
   transparency_exclusions: []
 
+config :tzdata, :http_client, Pleroma.HTTP.Tzdata
+
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
 import_config "#{Mix.env()}.exs"
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index 583b56484..66ca75367 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
   require Logger
 
   @type t :: __MODULE__
+  @type method() :: :get | :post | :put | :delete | :head
 
   @doc """
   Performs GET request.
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ def get(url, headers \\ [], options \\ [])
   def get(nil, _, _), do: nil
   def get(url, headers, options), do: request(:get, url, "", headers, options)
 
+  @spec head(Request.url(), Request.headers(), keyword()) :: {:ok, Env.t()} | {:error, any()}
+  def head(url, headers \\ [], options \\ []), do: request(:head, url, "", headers, options)
+
   @doc """
   Performs POST request.
 
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ def post(url, body, headers \\ [], options \\ []),
   Builds and performs http request.
 
   # Arguments:
-  `method` - :get, :post, :put, :delete
+  `method` - :get, :post, :put, :delete, :head
   `url` - full url
   `body` - request body
   `headers` - a keyworld list of headers, e.g. `[{"content-type", "text/plain"}]`
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ def post(url, body, headers \\ [], options \\ []),
   `{:ok, %Tesla.Env{}}` or `{:error, error}`
 
   """
-  @spec request(atom(), Request.url(), String.t(), Request.headers(), keyword()) ::
+  @spec request(method(), Request.url(), String.t(), Request.headers(), keyword()) ::
           {:ok, Env.t()} | {:error, any()}
   def request(method, url, body, headers, options) when is_binary(url) do
     uri = URI.parse(url)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/tzdata.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/tzdata.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34bb253a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/tzdata.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Tzdata do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  @behaviour Tzdata.HTTPClient
+
+  alias Pleroma.HTTP
+
+  @impl true
+  def get(url, headers, options) do
+    with {:ok, %Tesla.Env{} = env} <- HTTP.get(url, headers, options) do
+      {:ok, {env.status, env.headers, env.body}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def head(url, headers, options) do
+    with {:ok, %Tesla.Env{} = env} <- HTTP.head(url, headers, options) do
+      {:ok, {env.status, env.headers}}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 4d13e95d7..b638be541 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ defp oauth_deps do
   defp deps do
     [
       {:phoenix, "~> 1.4.8"},
-      {:tzdata, "~> 0.5.21"},
+      {:tzdata, "~> 1.0.3"},
       {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.0"},
       {:phoenix_pubsub, "~> 1.1"},
       {:phoenix_ecto, "~> 4.0"},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 5383c2c6e..5ad49391d 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   "tesla": {:git, "https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/elixir-libraries/tesla.git", "61b7503cef33f00834f78ddfafe0d5d9dec2270b", [ref: "61b7503cef33f00834f78ddfafe0d5d9dec2270b"]},
   "timex": {:hex, :timex, "3.6.1", "efdf56d0e67a6b956cc57774353b0329c8ab7726766a11547e529357ffdc1d56", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:gettext, "~> 0.10", [hex: :gettext, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:tzdata, "~> 0.1.8 or ~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0.0", [hex: :tzdata, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f354efb2400dd7a80fd9eb6c8419068c4f632da4ac47f3d8822d6e33f08bc852"},
   "trailing_format_plug": {:hex, :trailing_format_plug, "0.0.7", "64b877f912cf7273bed03379936df39894149e35137ac9509117e59866e10e45", [:mix], [{:plug, "> 0.12.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "bd4fde4c15f3e993a999e019d64347489b91b7a9096af68b2bdadd192afa693f"},
-  "tzdata": {:hex, :tzdata, "0.5.22", "f2ba9105117ee0360eae2eca389783ef7db36d533899b2e84559404dbc77ebb8", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "cd66c8a1e6a9e121d1f538b01bef459334bb4029a1ffb4eeeb5e4eae0337e7b6"},
+  "tzdata": {:hex, :tzdata, "1.0.3", "73470ad29dde46e350c60a66e6b360d3b99d2d18b74c4c349dbebbc27a09a3eb", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "a6e1ee7003c4d04ecbd21dd3ec690d4c6662db5d3bbdd7262d53cdf5e7c746c1"},
   "ueberauth": {:hex, :ueberauth, "0.6.2", "25a31111249d60bad8b65438b2306a4dc91f3208faa62f5a8c33e8713989b2e8", [:mix], [{:plug, "~> 1.5", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "db9fbfb5ac707bc4f85a297758406340bf0358b4af737a88113c1a9eee120ac7"},
   "unicode_util_compat": {:hex, :unicode_util_compat, "0.5.0", "8516502659002cec19e244ebd90d312183064be95025a319a6c7e89f4bccd65b", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "d48d002e15f5cc105a696cf2f1bbb3fc72b4b770a184d8420c8db20da2674b38"},
   "unsafe": {:hex, :unsafe, "1.0.1", "a27e1874f72ee49312e0a9ec2e0b27924214a05e3ddac90e91727bc76f8613d8", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6c7729a2d214806450d29766abc2afaa7a2cbecf415be64f36a6691afebb50e5"},
diff --git a/test/http/tzdata_test.exs b/test/http/tzdata_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e605d33b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/http/tzdata_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2020 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.TzdataTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+
+  import Tesla.Mock
+  alias Pleroma.HTTP
+  @url "https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdata-latest.tar.gz"
+
+  setup do
+    mock(fn
+      %{method: :head, url: @url} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: ""}
+
+      %{method: :get, url: @url} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello"}
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  describe "head/1" do
+    test "returns successfully result" do
+      assert HTTP.Tzdata.head(@url, [], []) == {:ok, {200, []}}
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "get/1" do
+    test "returns successfully result" do
+      assert HTTP.Tzdata.get(@url, [], []) == {:ok, {200, [], "hello"}}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/http_test.exs b/test/http_test.exs
index 618485b55..d394bb942 100644
--- a/test/http_test.exs
+++ b/test/http_test.exs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTPTest do
       } ->
         json(%{"my" => "data"})
 
+      %{method: :head, url: "http://example.com/hello"} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: ""}
+
       %{method: :get, url: "http://example.com/hello"} ->
         %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "hello"}
 
@@ -27,6 +30,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTPTest do
     :ok
   end
 
+  describe "head/1" do
+    test "returns successfully result" do
+      assert HTTP.head("http://example.com/hello") == {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: ""}}
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "get/1" do
     test "returns successfully result" do
       assert HTTP.get("http://example.com/hello") == {