diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3457e4..bcfdfbc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include = ["/src", "README.md", "LICENSE", "!snapshots"]
 members = [".", "codegen", "cli"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["default-tls"]
+default = ["default-tls", "rss"]
 all = ["rss", "html"]
 
 rss = ["quick-xml"]
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.82"
 serde_with = {version = "2.0.0", features = ["json"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
-chrono = {version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["clock", "serde"]}
-chronoutil = "0.2.3"
+time = {version = "0.3.15", features = ["macros", "serde", "serde-well-known"]}
 futures = "0.3.21"
 indicatif = "0.17.0"
 filenamify = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/src/client/channel.rs b/src/client/channel.rs
index 014b369..6b90a7f 100644
--- a/src/client/channel.rs
+++ b/src/client/channel.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use serde::Serialize;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ impl MapResponse<Channel<ChannelInfo>> for response::Channel {
                     lang,
                     &meta.joined_date_text,
                     &mut warnings,
-                ),
+                )
+                .map(OffsetDateTime::date),
                 view_count: meta
                     .view_count_text
                     .and_then(|txt| util::parse_numeric_or_warn(&txt, &mut warnings)),
diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index b8a9276..d5f9f3e 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ mod channel_rss;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{borrow::Cow, fmt::Debug};
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
 use fancy_regex::Regex;
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rand::Rng;
 use reqwest::{header, Client, ClientBuilder, Request, RequestBuilder, Response};
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Serialize};
+use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ enum CacheEntry<T> {
     #[default]
     None,
     Some {
-        last_update: DateTime<Utc>,
+        #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+        last_update: OffsetDateTime,
         data: T,
     },
 }
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ impl<T> CacheEntry<T> {
     fn get(&self) -> Option<&T> {
         match self {
             CacheEntry::Some { last_update, data } => {
-                if last_update < &(Utc::now() - Duration::hours(24)) {
+                if last_update < &(OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(24)) {
                     None
                 } else {
                     Some(data)
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ impl<T> CacheEntry<T> {
 impl<T> From<T> for CacheEntry<T> {
     fn from(f: T) -> Self {
         Self::Some {
-            last_update: Utc::now(),
+            last_update: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
             data: f,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/client/playlist.rs b/src/client/playlist.rs
index 03ee9a7..73180f6 100644
--- a/src/client/playlist.rs
+++ b/src/client/playlist.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, convert::TryFrom};
 
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
 use crate::{
     deobfuscate::Deobfuscator,
     error::{Error, ExtractionError},
@@ -152,9 +154,9 @@ impl MapResponse<Playlist> for response::Playlist {
             .and_then(|link| ChannelId::try_from(link).ok());
 
         let mut warnings = video_items.warnings;
-        let last_update = last_update_txt
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|txt| timeago::parse_textual_date_or_warn(lang, txt, &mut warnings));
+        let last_update = last_update_txt.as_ref().and_then(|txt| {
+            timeago::parse_textual_date_or_warn(lang, txt, &mut warnings).map(OffsetDateTime::date)
+        });
 
         Ok(MapResult {
             c: Playlist {
diff --git a/src/client/response/channel_rss.rs b/src/client/response/channel_rss.rs
index 456aec4..4e24fd8 100644
--- a/src/client/response/channel_rss.rs
+++ b/src/client/response/channel_rss.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use super::Thumbnail;
 
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ pub(crate) struct ChannelRss {
     pub channel_id: String,
     #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=title")]
     pub title: String,
-    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=published")]
-    pub create_date: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=published", with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub create_date: OffsetDateTime,
     pub entry: Vec<Entry>,
 }
 
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Entry {
     pub video_id: String,
     #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=title")]
     pub title: String,
-    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=published")]
-    pub published: DateTime<Utc>,
-    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=updated")]
-    pub updated: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=published", with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub published: OffsetDateTime,
+    #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=updated", with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub updated: OffsetDateTime,
     #[serde(rename = "$unflatten=media:group")]
     pub media_group: MediaGroup,
 }
diff --git a/src/client/response/video_item.rs b/src/client/response/video_item.rs
index fd51b90..0228294 100644
--- a/src/client/response/video_item.rs
+++ b/src/client/response/video_item.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use chrono::TimeZone;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_with::{json::JsonString, serde_as, DefaultOnError, VecSkipError};
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use super::{ChannelBadge, ContinuationEndpoint, Thumbnails};
 use crate::{
@@ -342,12 +342,7 @@ impl<T> YouTubeListMapper<T> {
             publish_date: video
                 .upcoming_event_data
                 .as_ref()
-                .map(|upc| {
-                    chrono::Local.from_utc_datetime(&chrono::NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(
-                        upc.start_time,
-                        0,
-                    ))
-                })
+                .and_then(|upc| OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(upc.start_time).ok())
                 .or_else(|| {
                     video
                         .published_time_text
diff --git a/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_info.snap b/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_info.snap
index 6d71013..1f6ba8d 100644
--- a/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_info.snap
+++ b/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_info.snap
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Channel(
     ),
   ],
   content: ChannelInfo(
-    create_date: Some("2009-04-04T00:00:00+02:00"),
+    create_date: Some("2009-04-04"),
     view_count: Some(186854342),
     links: [
       ("EEVblog Web Site", "http://www.eevblog.com/"),
diff --git a/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_videos_upcoming.snap b/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_videos_upcoming.snap
index 17d784b..67b9a35 100644
--- a/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_videos_upcoming.snap
+++ b/src/client/snapshots/rustypipe__client__channel__tests__map_channel_videos_upcoming.snap
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Channel(
           ),
         ],
         channel: None,
-        publish_date: Some("2022-09-27T18:00:00+02:00"),
+        publish_date: Some("2022-09-27T16:00:00Z"),
         publish_date_txt: None,
         view_count: Some(237),
         is_live: false,
diff --git a/src/model/mod.rs b/src/model/mod.rs
index 074a80d..fb8bb4b 100644
--- a/src/model/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ mod paginator;
 pub mod richtext;
 
 pub use paginator::Paginator;
+use serde_with::serde_as;
 
 use std::ops::Range;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Local, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use time::{Date, OffsetDateTime};
 
-use crate::{error::Error, util};
+use crate::{error::Error, serializer::DateYmd, util};
 
 use self::richtext::RichText;
 
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ pub struct Subtitle {
 */
 
 /// YouTube playlist
+#[serde_as]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct Playlist {
@@ -455,7 +457,8 @@ pub struct Playlist {
     /// Channel of the playlist
     pub channel: Option<ChannelId>,
     /// Last update date
-    pub last_update: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+    #[serde_as(as = "Option<DateYmd>")]
+    pub last_update: Option<Date>,
     /// Textual last update date
     pub last_update_txt: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -512,7 +515,8 @@ pub struct VideoDetails {
     /// Video publishing date. Start date in case of a livestream.
     ///
     /// [`None`] if the date could not be parsed.
-    pub publish_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339::option")]
+    pub publish_date: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
     /// Textual video publishing date (e.g. `Aug 2, 2013`, depends on language)
     pub publish_date_txt: String,
     /// Is the video a livestream?
@@ -616,7 +620,8 @@ pub struct Comment {
     /// Comment publishing date.
     ///
     /// [`None`] if the date could not be parsed.
-    pub publish_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339::option")]
+    pub publish_date: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
     /// Textual comment publish date (e.g. `14 hours ago`), depends on language setting
     pub publish_date_txt: String,
     /// Number of comment likes
@@ -675,11 +680,13 @@ pub struct Channel<T> {
 }
 
 /// Additional channel metadata fetched from the "About" tab.
+#[serde_as]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct ChannelInfo {
     /// Channel creation date
-    pub create_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+    #[serde_as(as = "Option<DateYmd>")]
+    pub create_date: Option<Date>,
     /// Channel view count
     pub view_count: Option<u64>,
     /// Links to other websites or social media profiles
@@ -697,7 +704,8 @@ pub struct ChannelRss {
     /// List of the latest channel videos
     pub videos: Vec<ChannelRssVideo>,
     /// Channel creation date (second-accurate).
-    pub create_date: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub create_date: OffsetDateTime,
 }
 
 /// YouTube video fetched from a channel's RSS feed
@@ -713,9 +721,11 @@ pub struct ChannelRssVideo {
     /// Video thumbnail
     pub thumbnail: Thumbnail,
     /// Video publishing date (second-accurate).
-    pub publish_date: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub publish_date: OffsetDateTime,
     /// Date and time when the RSS feed entry was last updated.
-    pub update_date: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub update_date: OffsetDateTime,
     /// Number of views / current viewers in case of a livestream.
     pub view_count: u64,
     /// Number of likes
@@ -767,7 +777,8 @@ pub struct VideoItem {
     /// Video publishing date.
     ///
     /// [`None`] if the date could not be parsed.
-    pub publish_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339::option")]
+    pub publish_date: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
     /// Textual video publish date (e.g. `11 months ago`, depends on language)
     ///
     /// Is [`None`] for livestreams.
diff --git a/src/report.rs b/src/report.rs
index a7ab00a..979d13b 100644
--- a/src/report.rs
+++ b/src/report.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
 use log::error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use time::macros::format_description;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::deobfuscate::DeobfData;
 use crate::error::Error;
 
+const FILENAME_FORMAT: &[time::format_description::FormatItem] =
+    format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day]_[hour]-[minute]-[second]");
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct Report {
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ pub struct Info {
     /// Package version (`0.1.0`)
     pub version: String,
     /// Date/Time when the event occurred
-    pub date: DateTime<Local>,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub date: OffsetDateTime,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ impl Default for Info {
         Self {
             package: "rustypipe".to_owned(),
             version: "0.1.0".to_owned(),
-            date: chrono::Local::now(),
+            date: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ fn get_report_path(root: &Path, report: &Report, ext: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, E
 
     let filename_prefix = format!(
         "{}_{:?}",
-        report.info.date.format("%F_%H-%M-%S"),
+        report.info.date.format(FILENAME_FORMAT).unwrap_or_default(),
         report.level
     );
 
diff --git a/src/serializer/date.rs b/src/serializer/date.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e26348c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/serializer/date.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use serde::{
+    de::{self, Visitor},
+    ser, Serialize,
+};
+use serde_with::{DeserializeAs, SerializeAs};
+use time::{macros::format_description, Date};
+
+const YMD_FORMAT: &[time::format_description::FormatItem] =
+    format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day]");
+
+pub struct DateYmd;
+
+impl SerializeAs<Date> for DateYmd {
+    fn serialize_as<S>(date: &Date, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        date.format(YMD_FORMAT)
+            .map_err(ser::Error::custom)?
+            .serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> DeserializeAs<'de, Date> for DateYmd {
+    fn deserialize_as<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Date, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        struct DateYmdVisitor;
+
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for DateYmdVisitor {
+            type Value = Date;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("a YYYY-MM-DD formatted date")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: serde::de::Error,
+            {
+                Date::parse(v, YMD_FORMAT).map_err(|_| {
+                    de::Error::invalid_value(de::Unexpected::Str(v), &"a YYYY-MM-DD formatted date")
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_str(DateYmdVisitor)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/serializer/mod.rs b/src/serializer/mod.rs
index 719314e..6e86ae5 100644
--- a/src/serializer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/serializer/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 pub mod text;
 
+mod date;
 mod range;
 mod vec_log_err;
 
+pub use date::DateYmd;
 pub use range::Range;
 pub use vec_log_err::VecLogError;
 
diff --git a/src/timeago.rs b/src/timeago.rs
index fbd648e..8ae4bec 100644
--- a/src/timeago.rs
+++ b/src/timeago.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 use std::ops::Mul;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, TimeZone};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use time::{Date, Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 use crate::{
     param::Language,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct TimeAgo {
 /// - "2 months ago" => `ParsedDate::Relative(TimeAgo {n: 2, unit: TimeUnit::Month})`
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ParsedDate {
-    Absolute(NaiveDate),
+    Absolute(Date),
     Relative(TimeAgo),
 }
 
@@ -82,27 +82,25 @@ impl Mul<u8> for TimeAgo {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<TimeAgo> for DateTime<Local> {
+impl From<TimeAgo> for OffsetDateTime {
     fn from(ta: TimeAgo) -> Self {
-        let ts = Local::now();
+        let ts = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
         match ta.unit {
             TimeUnit::Second => ts - Duration::seconds(ta.n as i64),
             TimeUnit::Minute => ts - Duration::minutes(ta.n as i64),
             TimeUnit::Hour => ts - Duration::hours(ta.n as i64),
             TimeUnit::Day => ts - Duration::days(ta.n as i64),
             TimeUnit::Week => ts - Duration::weeks(ta.n as i64),
-            TimeUnit::Month => chronoutil::shift_months(ts, -(ta.n as i32)),
-            TimeUnit::Year => chronoutil::shift_years(ts, -(ta.n as i32)),
+            TimeUnit::Month => ts.replace_date(util::shift_months(ts.date(), -(ta.n as i32))),
+            TimeUnit::Year => ts.replace_date(util::shift_years(ts.date(), -(ta.n as i32))),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl From<ParsedDate> for DateTime<Local> {
+impl From<ParsedDate> for OffsetDateTime {
     fn from(date: ParsedDate) -> Self {
         match date {
-            ParsedDate::Absolute(date) => Local
-                .from_local_datetime(&NaiveDateTime::new(date, NaiveTime::from_hms(0, 0, 0)))
-                .unwrap(),
+            ParsedDate::Absolute(date) => date.with_hms(0, 0, 0).unwrap().assume_utc(),
             ParsedDate::Relative(timeago) => timeago.into(),
         }
     }
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn parse_timeago(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<TimeAgo> {
 /// Parse a TimeAgo string (e.g. "29 minutes ago") into a Chrono DateTime object.
 ///
 /// Returns None if the date could not be parsed.
-pub fn parse_timeago_to_dt(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<DateTime<Local>> {
+pub fn parse_timeago_to_dt(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
     parse_timeago(lang, textual_date).map(|ta| ta.into())
 }
 
@@ -219,10 +217,9 @@ pub fn parse_textual_date(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<ParsedDa
                 }
 
                 match (y, m, d) {
-                    (Some(y), Some(m), Some(d)) => {
-                        NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(y.into(), m.into(), d.into())
-                            .map(ParsedDate::Absolute)
-                    }
+                    (Some(y), Some(m), Some(d)) => util::month_from_n(m as u8)
+                        .and_then(|m| Date::from_calendar_date(y.into(), m, d as u8).ok())
+                        .map(ParsedDate::Absolute),
                     _ => None,
                 }
             } else {
@@ -236,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn parse_textual_date(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<ParsedDa
 /// Parse a textual date (e.g. "29 minutes ago" or "Jul 2, 2014") into a Chrono DateTime object.
 ///
 /// Returns None if the date could not be parsed.
-pub fn parse_textual_date_to_dt(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<DateTime<Local>> {
+pub fn parse_textual_date_to_dt(lang: Language, textual_date: &str) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
     parse_textual_date(lang, textual_date).map(|ta| ta.into())
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +241,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_textual_date_or_warn(
     lang: Language,
     textual_date: &str,
     warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
-) -> Option<DateTime<Local>> {
+) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
     let res = parse_textual_date_to_dt(lang, textual_date);
     if res.is_none() {
         warnings.push(format!("could not parse timeago `{}`", textual_date));
@@ -256,8 +253,8 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_textual_date_or_warn(
 mod tests {
     use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fs::File, io::BufReader, path::Path};
 
-    use chrono::Datelike;
     use rstest::rstest;
+    use time::macros::{date, datetime};
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -494,7 +491,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[case(
         Language::En,
         "Last updated on Jun 04, 2003",
-        Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2003, 6, 4)))
+        Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2003-6-4)))
     )]
     fn t_parse_date(
         #[case] lang: Language,
@@ -546,73 +543,73 @@ mod tests {
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Jan").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2020, 1, 3))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2020 - 1 - 3))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Feb").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2016, 2, 7))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2016 - 2 - 7))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Mar").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2015, 3, 9))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2015 - 3 - 9))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Apr").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2017, 4, 2))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2017 - 4 - 2))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("May").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2014, 5, 22))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2014 - 5 - 22))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Jun").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2014, 6, 28))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2014 - 6 - 28))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Jul").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2014, 7, 2))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2014 - 7 - 2))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Aug").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2015, 8, 23))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2015 - 8 - 23))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Sep").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2018, 9, 16))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2018 - 9 - 16))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Oct").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2014, 10, 31))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2014 - 10 - 31))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Nov").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2016, 11, 3))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2016 - 11 - 3))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 parse_textual_date(*lang, samples.get("Dec").unwrap()),
-                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(NaiveDate::from_ymd(2021, 12, 24))),
+                Some(ParsedDate::Absolute(date!(2021 - 12 - 24))),
                 "lang: {}",
                 lang
             );
@@ -623,19 +620,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn t_to_datetime() {
         // Absolute date
         let date = parse_textual_date_to_dt(Language::En, "Last updated on Jan 3, 2020").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            date,
-            Local
-                .from_local_datetime(&NaiveDateTime::new(
-                    NaiveDate::from_ymd(2020, 1, 3),
-                    NaiveTime::from_hms(0, 0, 0)
-                ))
-                .unwrap()
-        );
+        assert_eq!(date, datetime!(2020-1-3 0:00 +0));
 
         // Relative date
         let date = parse_textual_date_to_dt(Language::En, "1 year ago").unwrap();
-        let now = Local::now();
+        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
         assert_eq!(date.year(), now.year() - 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/date.rs b/src/util/date.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a161565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/date.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use time::{Date, Month};
+
+pub const fn month_from_n(n: u8) -> Option<Month> {
+    match n {
+        1 => Some(Month::January),
+        2 => Some(Month::February),
+        3 => Some(Month::March),
+        4 => Some(Month::April),
+        5 => Some(Month::May),
+        6 => Some(Month::June),
+        7 => Some(Month::July),
+        8 => Some(Month::August),
+        9 => Some(Month::September),
+        10 => Some(Month::October),
+        11 => Some(Month::November),
+        12 => Some(Month::December),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Shift a date by the given number of months.
+/// Ambiguous month-ends are shifted backwards as necessary.
+pub fn shift_months(date: Date, months: i32) -> Date {
+    let mut year = date.year() + (date.month() as i32 + months) / 12;
+    let mut month = (date.month() as i32 + months) % 12;
+    let mut day = date.day();
+
+    if month < 1 {
+        year -= 1;
+        month += 12;
+    }
+
+    let month = month_from_n(month as u8).unwrap();
+    let month_days = time::util::days_in_year_month(year, month);
+
+    day = day.min(month_days);
+    Date::from_calendar_date(year, month, day).unwrap()
+}
+
+/// Shift a date by the given number of years.
+/// Ambiguous month-ends are shifted backwards as necessary.
+pub fn shift_years(date: Date, years: i32) -> Date {
+    shift_months(date, years * 12)
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 82295e7..9c6ab8f 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+mod date;
 mod protobuf;
 
 pub mod dictionary;
 
+pub use date::{month_from_n, shift_months, shift_years};
 pub use protobuf::ProtoBuilder;
 
 use std::{
diff --git a/tests/youtube.rs b/tests/youtube.rs
index 232ab3d..b2c31ba 100644
--- a/tests/youtube.rs
+++ b/tests/youtube.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-use chrono::Datelike;
 use rstest::rstest;
+use time::macros::{date, datetime};
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use rustypipe::client::{ClientType, RustyPipe};
 use rustypipe::error::{Error, ExtractionError};
@@ -417,9 +418,7 @@ async fn get_video_details() {
     );
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2020);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 11);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 17);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2020 - 11 - 17));
 
     assert!(!details.is_live);
     assert!(!details.is_ccommons);
@@ -470,9 +469,7 @@ async fn get_video_details_music() {
     );
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2020);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 8);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 6);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2020 - 8 - 6));
 
     assert!(!details.is_live);
     assert!(!details.is_ccommons);
@@ -528,9 +525,7 @@ async fn get_video_details_ccommons() {
     );
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2019);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 12);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 29);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2019 - 12 - 29));
 
     assert!(!details.is_live);
     assert!(details.is_ccommons);
@@ -585,9 +580,7 @@ async fn get_video_details_chapters() {
     );
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2022);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 9);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 15);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2022 - 9 - 15));
 
     assert!(!details.is_live);
     assert!(!details.is_ccommons);
@@ -728,9 +721,7 @@ async fn get_video_details_live() {
     );
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2021);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 9);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 23);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2021 - 9 - 23));
 
     assert!(details.is_live);
     assert!(!details.is_ccommons);
@@ -777,9 +768,7 @@ async fn get_video_details_agegate() {
     assert!(details.like_count.is_none(), "like count not hidden");
 
     let date = details.publish_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(date.year(), 2019);
-    assert_eq!(date.month(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(date.day(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(date.date(), date!(2019 - 1 - 2));
 
     assert!(!details.is_live);
     assert!(!details.is_ccommons);
@@ -885,7 +874,7 @@ async fn channel_videos(#[case] order: ChannelOrder) {
 
     let first_video = &channel.content.items[0];
     let first_video_date = first_video.publish_date.unwrap();
-    let age_days = (chrono::Local::now() - first_video_date).num_days();
+    let age_days = (OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - first_video_date).whole_days();
 
     match order {
         ChannelOrder::Latest => {
@@ -946,9 +935,7 @@ async fn channel_info() {
     assert_channel_eevblog(&channel);
 
     let created = channel.content.create_date.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(created.year(), 2009);
-    assert_eq!(created.month(), 4);
-    assert_eq!(created.day(), 4);
+    assert_eq!(created, date!(2009 - 4 - 4));
 
     assert!(
         channel.content.view_count.unwrap() > 186854340,
@@ -1072,8 +1059,6 @@ async fn channel_not_found(#[case] id: &str) {
 mod channel_rss {
     use super::*;
 
-    use chrono::Timelike;
-
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn get_channel_rss() {
         let rp = RustyPipe::builder().strict().build();
@@ -1085,11 +1070,7 @@ mod channel_rss {
 
         assert_eq!(channel.id, "UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA");
         assert_eq!(channel.name, "Veritasium");
-        assert_eq!(channel.create_date.year(), 2010);
-        assert_eq!(channel.create_date.month(), 7);
-        assert_eq!(channel.create_date.day(), 21);
-        assert_eq!(channel.create_date.hour(), 7);
-        assert_eq!(channel.create_date.minute(), 18);
+        assert_eq!(channel.create_date, datetime!(2010-07-21 7:18:02 +0));
 
         assert!(!channel.videos.is_empty());
     }