diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 25dc374..35ecc49 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.404"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.405"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-10T15:25:30+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-10T15:28:26+0100"
diff --git a/rfctime/date.go b/rfctime/date.go
index 86444b3..c2d3a47 100644
--- a/rfctime/date.go
+++ b/rfctime/date.go
@@ -67,36 +67,20 @@ func (t *Date) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &str); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	t0, err := time.Parse(t.FormatStr(), str)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	t.Year = t0.Year()
-	t.Month = int(t0.Month())
-	t.Day = t0.Day()
-	return nil
+	return t.ParseString(str)
 }
 
 func (t Date) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	str := t.TimeUTC().Format(t.FormatStr())
+	str := t.String()
 	return json.Marshal(str)
 }
 
 func (t Date) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
-	b := make([]byte, 0, len(t.FormatStr()))
-	return t.TimeUTC().AppendFormat(b, t.FormatStr()), nil
+	return []byte(t.String()), nil
 }
 
 func (t *Date) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
-	var err error
-	v, err := time.Parse(t.FormatStr(), string(data))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	t.Year = v.Year()
-	t.Month = int(v.Month())
-	t.Day = v.Day()
-	return nil
+	return t.ParseString(string(data))
 }
 
 func (t *Date) UnmarshalBSONValue(bt bsontype.Type, data []byte) error {
@@ -166,7 +150,7 @@ func (t Date) DecodeValue(dc bsoncodec.DecodeContext, vr bsonrw.ValueReader, val
 }
 
 func (t Date) Serialize() string {
-	return t.TimeUTC().Format(t.FormatStr())
+	return t.String()
 }
 
 func (t Date) FormatStr() string {