Entity Framework 5 Code First CustomEntityTypeConfiguration to force datetime2 usage on common inherited fields

gistfile1.cs

public class CustomEntityTypeConfiguration<T> : EntityTypeConfiguration<T> where T : EntityBase
{
    public CustomEntityTypeConfiguration()
    {
        this.Property(t => t.CreatedDate).HasColumnType("datetime2");
    }
}

// usage
public class EntityBase {
    public long Id {get;set;}
    public DateTime CreatedDate {get;set;}
}

public class SomeEntity : EntityBase {
    public string Name {get;set;}
}

public class SomeEntityConfiguration : CustomEntityTypeConfiguration<SomeEntity>
{
    public SomeEntityConfiguration()
    {
        //configure key and properties
        this.HasKey(c => c.Id);
    }
}