diff --git a/src/core/collection/album.rs b/src/core/collection/album.rs
index 0bb0161..b4c8c66 100644
--- a/src/core/collection/album.rs
+++ b/src/core/collection/album.rs
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ mod tests {
         let date: AlbumDate = (2024, 3, 2).into();
 
         let album_id_1 = AlbumId::new("album z");
-        let mut album_1 = Album::new(album_id_1).with_date(date.clone());
+        let mut album_1 = Album::new(album_id_1).with_date(date);
         album_1.meta.set_seq(AlbumSeq(1));
 
         let album_id_2 = AlbumId::new("album a");
-        let mut album_2 = Album::new(album_id_2).with_date(date.clone());
+        let mut album_2 = Album::new(album_id_2).with_date(date);
         album_2.meta.set_seq(AlbumSeq(2));
 
         assert_ne!(album_1, album_2);
diff --git a/src/external/database/json/mod.rs b/src/external/database/json/mod.rs
index 126a4bd..0b7edf9 100644
--- a/src/external/database/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/external/database/json/mod.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ mod tests {
     use mockall::predicate;
 
     use crate::core::{
-        collection::{album::AlbumDate, artist::Artist, Collection},
+        collection::{artist::Artist, Collection},
         testmod::FULL_COLLECTION,
     };
 
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ mod tests {
         let mut expected = FULL_COLLECTION.to_owned();
         for artist in expected.iter_mut() {
             for album in artist.albums.iter_mut() {
-                album.meta.date = AlbumDate::default();
                 album.tracks.clear();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/external/database/json/testmod.rs b/src/external/database/json/testmod.rs
index 0f2f602..04fd2b1 100644
--- a/src/external/database/json/testmod.rs
+++ b/src/external/database/json/testmod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub static DATABASE_JSON: &str = "{\
-    \"V20250101\":\
+    \"V20250103\":\
     [\
     {\
     \"name\":\"Album_Artist ‘A’\",\
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ pub static DATABASE_JSON: &str = "{\
     },\
     \"albums\":[\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title a.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":1},\"seq\":1,\
+    \"title\":\"album_title a.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":1},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":1998,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":1,\
     \"musicbrainz\":{\"Some\":\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"},\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title a.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":2},\"seq\":1,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title a.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":2},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2015,\"month\":4,\"day\":null},\"seq\":1,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     }\
     ]\
@@ -35,21 +38,27 @@ pub static DATABASE_JSON: &str = "{\
     },\
     \"albums\":[\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title b.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":3},\"seq\":1,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title b.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":3},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2003,\"month\":6,\"day\":6},\"seq\":1,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title b.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":4},\"seq\":3,\
+    \"title\":\"album_title b.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":4},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2008,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":3,\
     \"musicbrainz\":{\"Some\":\"11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111\"},\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title b.c\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":5},\"seq\":2,\
+    \"title\":\"album_title b.c\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":5},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2009,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":2,\
     \"musicbrainz\":{\"Some\":\"11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111112\"},\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title b.d\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":6},\"seq\":4,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title b.d\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":6},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2015,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":4,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     }\
     ]\
@@ -61,11 +70,15 @@ pub static DATABASE_JSON: &str = "{\
     \"properties\":{},\
     \"albums\":[\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title c.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":7},\"seq\":0,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title c.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":7},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":1985,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":0,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title c.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":8},\"seq\":0,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title c.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":8},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2018,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":0,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     }\
     ]\
@@ -77,11 +90,15 @@ pub static DATABASE_JSON: &str = "{\
     \"properties\":{},\
     \"albums\":[\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title d.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":9},\"seq\":0,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title d.a\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":9},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":1995,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":0,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     },\
     {\
-    \"title\":\"album_title d.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":10},\"seq\":0,\"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
+    \"title\":\"album_title d.b\",\"lib_id\":{\"Value\":10},\
+    \"date\":{\"year\":2028,\"month\":null,\"day\":null},\"seq\":0,\
+    \"musicbrainz\":\"None\",\
     \"primary_type\":\"Album\",\"secondary_types\":[]\
     }\
     ]\
diff --git a/tests/database/json.rs b/tests/database/json.rs
index 2ee6755..da96d9e 100644
--- a/tests/database/json.rs
+++ b/tests/database/json.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
 
 use musichoard::{
-    collection::{album::AlbumDate, artist::Artist, Collection},
+    collection::{artist::Artist, Collection},
     external::database::json::{backend::JsonDatabaseFileBackend, JsonDatabase},
     interface::database::IDatabase,
 };
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ fn expected() -> Collection {
     let mut expected = COLLECTION.to_owned();
     for artist in expected.iter_mut() {
         for album in artist.albums.iter_mut() {
-            album.meta.date = AlbumDate::default();
             album.tracks.clear();
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/files/database/database.json b/tests/files/database/database.json
index 93fb18a..ccce86d 100644
--- a/tests/files/database/database.json
+++ b/tests/files/database/database.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"V20250101":[{"name":"Аркона","sort":"Arkona","musicbrainz":{"Some":"baad262d-55ef-427a-83c7-f7530964f212"},"properties":{"Bandcamp":["https://arkonamoscow.bandcamp.com/"],"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/283448581"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/arkona/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Slovo","lib_id":{"Value":7},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Eluveitie","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"8000598a-5edb-401c-8e6d-36b167feaf38"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/269358403"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/eluveitie/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Vên [re‐recorded]","lib_id":{"Value":1},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Ep","secondary_types":[]},{"title":"Slania","lib_id":{"Value":2},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Frontside","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"3a901353-fccd-4afd-ad01-9c03f451b490"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/826588800"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/frontside/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"…nasze jest królestwo, potęga i chwała na wieki…","lib_id":{"Value":3},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Heaven’s Basement","sort":"Heaven’s Basement","musicbrainz":{"Some":"c2c4d56a-d599-4a18-bd2f-ae644e2198cc"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/291158685"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/heaven-s-basement/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Paper Plague","lib_id":"Singleton","seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":null,"secondary_types":[]},{"title":"Unbreakable","lib_id":{"Value":4},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Metallica","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"65f4f0c5-ef9e-490c-aee3-909e7ae6b2ab"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/3996865"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/metallica/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Ride the Lightning","lib_id":{"Value":5},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]},{"title":"S&M","lib_id":{"Value":6},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":["Live"]}]}]}
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+{"V20250103":[{"name":"Аркона","sort":"Arkona","musicbrainz":{"Some":"baad262d-55ef-427a-83c7-f7530964f212"},"properties":{"Bandcamp":["https://arkonamoscow.bandcamp.com/"],"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/283448581"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/arkona/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Slovo","lib_id":{"Value":7},"date":{"year":2011,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Eluveitie","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"8000598a-5edb-401c-8e6d-36b167feaf38"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/269358403"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/eluveitie/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Vên [re‐recorded]","lib_id":{"Value":1},"date":{"year":2004,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Ep","secondary_types":[]},{"title":"Slania","lib_id":{"Value":2},"date":{"year":2008,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Frontside","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"3a901353-fccd-4afd-ad01-9c03f451b490"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/826588800"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/frontside/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"…nasze jest królestwo, potęga i chwała na wieki…","lib_id":{"Value":3},"date":{"year":2001,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Heaven’s Basement","sort":"Heaven’s Basement","musicbrainz":{"Some":"c2c4d56a-d599-4a18-bd2f-ae644e2198cc"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/291158685"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/heaven-s-basement/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Paper Plague","lib_id":"Singleton","date":{"year":2011,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":null,"secondary_types":[]},{"title":"Unbreakable","lib_id":{"Value":4},"date":{"year":2011,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]}]},{"name":"Metallica","sort":null,"musicbrainz":{"Some":"65f4f0c5-ef9e-490c-aee3-909e7ae6b2ab"},"properties":{"MusicButler":["https://www.musicbutler.io/artist-page/3996865"],"Qobuz":["https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/interpreter/metallica/download-streaming-albums"]},"albums":[{"title":"Ride the Lightning","lib_id":{"Value":5},"date":{"year":1984,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":[]},{"title":"S&M","lib_id":{"Value":6},"date":{"year":1999,"month":null,"day":null},"seq":0,"musicbrainz":"None","primary_type":"Album","secondary_types":["Live"]}]}]}
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