diff --git a/commit.js b/commit.js
index d1f7a44..e38d42f 100644
--- a/commit.js
+++ b/commit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = class Commit {
     constructor({ date, name, message }) {
-
         this.date = date;
         this.name = name;
         this.message = message;
diff --git a/date.js b/date.js
index 970dcb6..b8a0bb1 100644
--- a/date.js
+++ b/date.js
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@ const date = (input) => {
         return moment().subtract(amount, matches[2]);
     }
 
+    if (!moment(input, moment.ISO_8601, true).isValid() &&
+        !moment(input, 'ddd, DD MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss ZZ', true).isValid() &&
+        !moment(input, 'YYYY.MM.DD', true).isValid()) {
+        throw new Error('Invalid date format. Please use a valid RFC2822, ISO, or YYYY.MM.DD format.');
+    }
+
+    if (moment(input, 'YYYY.MM.DD', true).isValid()) {
+        return moment(input, 'YYYY.MM.DD', true);
+    }
+
     return moment(input);
 };
 
-module.exports = date;
+module.exports = date;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8bfbdca..9cdf016 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
       "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "-": "^0.0.1",
         "colors": "^1.4.0",
         "commander": "^9.4.1",
-        "moment": "^2.29.0"
+        "moment": "^2.29.4"
       },
       "bin": {
         "git-scrum": "index.js"
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@
         "jest": "^26.4.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/-": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/-/-/--0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3HfneK3DGAm05fpyj20sT3apkNcvPpCuccOThOPdzz8sY7GgQGe0l93XH9bt+YzibcTIgUAIMoyVJI740RtgyQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.10.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.10.4.tgz",
@@ -4830,9 +4836,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/moment": {
-      "version": "2.29.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z6IJ5HXYiuxvFTI6eiQ9dm77uE0gyy1yXNApVHqTcnIKfY9tIwEjlzsZ6u1LQXvVgKeTnv9Xm7NDvJ7lso3MtA==",
+      "version": "2.30.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.30.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uEmtNhbDOrWPFS+hdjFCBfy9f2YoyzRpwcl+DqpC6taX21FzsTLQVbMV/W7PzNSX6x/bhC1zA3c2UQ5NzH6how==",
       "engines": {
         "node": "*"
       }
@@ -7006,6 +7012,11 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "-": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/-/-/--0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3HfneK3DGAm05fpyj20sT3apkNcvPpCuccOThOPdzz8sY7GgQGe0l93XH9bt+YzibcTIgUAIMoyVJI740RtgyQ=="
+    },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.10.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.10.4.tgz",
@@ -10783,9 +10794,9 @@
       }
     },
     "moment": {
-      "version": "2.29.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z6IJ5HXYiuxvFTI6eiQ9dm77uE0gyy1yXNApVHqTcnIKfY9tIwEjlzsZ6u1LQXvVgKeTnv9Xm7NDvJ7lso3MtA=="
+      "version": "2.30.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.30.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uEmtNhbDOrWPFS+hdjFCBfy9f2YoyzRpwcl+DqpC6taX21FzsTLQVbMV/W7PzNSX6x/bhC1zA3c2UQ5NzH6how=="
     },
     "ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac3d91b..27b4295 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
     "jest": "^26.4.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "-": "^0.0.1",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "commander": "^9.4.1",
-    "moment": "^2.29.0"
+    "moment": "^2.29.4"
   },
   "bin": {
     "git-scrum": "./index.js"