diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca4dbe5..8b19f98 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.pdf
 .env
+temp.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a94ae16..3f6cff4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Include the following fields in the YAML header for your CV or cover letter:
 - `public-email`: Publicly available email address.
 - `github`, `gitlab`, `linkedin`: Your usernames on these platforms.
 - `website`: Your website URL (without the protocol).
-- `date`: Custom creation date (format: `datetime(year: YYYY, month: M, day: D)`).
+- `date`: Custom creation date (format: `year: YYYY, month: M, day: D`).
 - `keywords`: Keywords for PDF metadata.
 - `links`: Dictionary of keywords and URLs to auto-convert keywords into hyperlinks.
 
diff --git a/kadykov-cv-en.md b/kadykov-cv-en.md
index 44c08c0..0e8c97f 100644
--- a/kadykov-cv-en.md
+++ b/kadykov-cv-en.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ github: kadykov
 gitlab: kadykov
 linkedin: aleksandr-kadykov
 website: www.kadykov.com
-# date: "datetime(year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1)"
+date: "year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1"
 keywords:
   - résumé
   - resume
diff --git a/kadykov-cv-fr.md b/kadykov-cv-fr.md
index 7f356b1..b046d91 100644
--- a/kadykov-cv-fr.md
+++ b/kadykov-cv-fr.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ github: kadykov
 gitlab: kadykov
 linkedin: aleksandr-kadykov
 website: www.kadykov.com
-# date: "datetime(year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1)"
+date: "year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1"
 keywords:
   - résumé
   - resume
diff --git a/kadykov-letter-en.md b/kadykov-letter-en.md
index 7ebe839..cf22e05 100644
--- a/kadykov-letter-en.md
+++ b/kadykov-letter-en.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ github: kadykov
 gitlab: kadykov
 linkedin: aleksandr-kadykov
 website: www.kadykov.com
-# date: "datetime(year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1)"
+date: "year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1"
 from: Mons, Belgium
 # to: |
 #     Future Employer
diff --git a/kadykov-letter-fr.md b/kadykov-letter-fr.md
index 824afe4..621be18 100644
--- a/kadykov-letter-fr.md
+++ b/kadykov-letter-fr.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ github: kadykov
 gitlab: kadykov
 linkedin: aleksandr-kadykov
 website: www.kadykov.com
-# date: "datetime(year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1)"
+date: "year: 1970, month: 1, day: 1"
 from: Mons, Belgique
 # to: |
 #     Future Employer
diff --git a/typst-cv.typ b/typst-cv.typ
index 0cc9f82..d101284 100644
--- a/typst-cv.typ
+++ b/typst-cv.typ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // #import "style.typ": *
 #import "@local/pandoc-cv:0.1.0": *
 
-#let date = $if(date)$$date$$else$datetime.today()$endif$
+#let date = $if(date)$datetime($date$)$else$datetime.today()$endif$
 
 // Call the function from `style.typ` and pass variables to set up the document style
 #show: setup-style.with(
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   $if(gitlab)$gitlab: "$gitlab$",$endif$
   $if(linkedin)$linkedin: "$linkedin$",$endif$
   $if(website)$website: "$website$",$endif$
-  $if(date)$date: $date$,$endif$
+  $if(date)$date: date,$endif$
   $if(keywords)$keywords: (
     $for(keywords)$
       "$keywords$",
diff --git a/typst-letter.typ b/typst-letter.typ
index 9daf69f..a2bf92d 100644
--- a/typst-letter.typ
+++ b/typst-letter.typ
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #import "@local/pandoc-cv:0.1.0": *
 
-#let date = $if(date)$$date$$else$datetime.today()$endif$
+#let date = $if(date)$datetime($date$)$else$datetime.today()$endif$
+
 #let suffix = {
   let day = date.day()
   if day == 1 or day == 21 or day == 31 {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
   $if(gitlab)$gitlab: "$gitlab$",$endif$
   $if(linkedin)$linkedin: "$linkedin$",$endif$
   $if(website)$website: "$website$",$endif$
-  $if(date)$date: $date$,$endif$
+  $if(date)$date: date,$endif$
   $if(keywords)$keywords: (
     $for(keywords)$
       "$keywords$",