diff --git a/change/@rightcapital-date-helpers-8012ed99-a740-438a-9de1-2cb74e9e8536.json b/change/@rightcapital-date-helpers-8012ed99-a740-438a-9de1-2cb74e9e8536.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf6a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@rightcapital-date-helpers-8012ed99-a740-438a-9de1-2cb74e9e8536.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "minor",
+  "comment": "feat(date-helpers): add type assertion for `DateLike` input",
+  "packageName": "@rightcapital/date-helpers",
+  "email": "38807139+liby@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/change/@rightcapital-exceptions-171717a8-bdb8-4321-a1d1-0236677e67c3.json b/change/@rightcapital-exceptions-171717a8-bdb8-4321-a1d1-0236677e67c3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67d885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@rightcapital-exceptions-171717a8-bdb8-4321-a1d1-0236677e67c3.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "chore: update TypeScript config",
+  "packageName": "@rightcapital/exceptions",
+  "email": "38807139+liby@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bf9c07..36c21fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "build": "pnpm run clean && pnpm -r --filter=./packages/** run build",
     "clean": "pnpm -r --parallel --filter=./packages/** exec tsc --build --clean",
     "pretest": "pnpm run build",
-    "test": "jest",
+    "test": "pnpm run pretest && jest",
     "lint": "concurrently pnpm:lint:*",
     "lint:eslint": "eslint --max-warnings=0 .",
     "lint:prettier": "prettier -c .",
diff --git a/packages/date-helpers/__tests__/date-helpers.test.ts b/packages/date-helpers/__tests__/date-helpers.test.ts
index e990c79..6b3f9d4 100644
--- a/packages/date-helpers/__tests__/date-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/date-helpers/__tests__/date-helpers.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,65 @@
 import { parseISO } from 'date-fns';
 import { DateHelpers } from '../src/date-helpers';
+import { InvalidArgumentException } from '@rightcapital/exceptions';
 
 const output = parseISO('2019-10-21');
 
-describe('DateHelpers', () => {
+describe('DateHelpers input validation', () => {
+  it('parseDateString should throw for unrecognized date formats', () => {
+    const invalidDateString = 'ABCDE';
+    expect(() => DateHelpers.parseDateString(invalidDateString)).toThrowError(
+      InvalidArgumentException,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('parseDateString should throw error for null or undefined input', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+    expect(() => DateHelpers.parseDateString(null)).toThrow(
+      'Input cannot be null or undefined.',
+    );
+
+    // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+    expect(() => DateHelpers.parseDateString(undefined)).toThrow(
+      'Input cannot be null or undefined.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('formatDateLikeToString should throw InvalidArgumentException for invalid date input', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(
+        'invalid date',
+        DateHelpers.isoDateFormat,
+      ),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+  });
+
+  it('formatDateLikeToString should throw InvalidArgumentException for invalid date format', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(new Date(), 'invalid format'),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+  });
+
+  it('formatDateLikeToString should throw error for null, undefined, or invalid input', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(null, DateHelpers.isoDateFormat),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+    expect(() =>
+      // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(undefined, DateHelpers.isoDateFormat),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+    expect(() =>
+      // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString({}, DateHelpers.isoDateFormat),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+    expect(() =>
+      // @ts-expect-error - intentionally passing invalid input to test error handling
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(12345, DateHelpers.isoDateFormat),
+    ).toThrowError(InvalidArgumentException);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('DateHelpers output validation', () => {
   it('date string to Date object conversion test', () => {
     expect(DateHelpers.parseDateString('10/21/19')).toStrictEqual(output);
   });
@@ -35,7 +91,7 @@ describe('DateHelpers', () => {
     ).toBe('10/21/2019 00:00:00');
   });
 
-  it('convertDateToMonthDayYearString should format dates correctly', () => {
+  it('formatDateLikeToUsLocaleMediumDateString should format dates correctly', () => {
     expect(DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToUsLocaleMediumDateString(output)).toBe(
       'Oct 21, 2019',
     );
@@ -43,4 +99,14 @@ describe('DateHelpers', () => {
       DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToUsLocaleMediumDateString('2019-10-21'),
     ).toBe('Oct 21, 2019');
   });
+
+  it('formatDateLikeToString should return an empty string if the input is an empty string', () => {
+    const emptyString = '';
+    expect(
+      DateHelpers.formatDateLikeToString(
+        emptyString,
+        DateHelpers.isoDateFormat,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(emptyString);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/date-helpers/package.json b/packages/date-helpers/package.json
index a736855..4c71560 100644
--- a/packages/date-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/date-helpers/package.json
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@
     "date-fns": "2.30.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "7.x",
     "date-fns": "^2.29.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "7.74.0",
     "typedoc": "0.25.2",
     "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "3.16.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/date-helpers/src/date-helpers.ts b/packages/date-helpers/src/date-helpers.ts
index ee6ec31..7960945 100644
--- a/packages/date-helpers/src/date-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/date-helpers/src/date-helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { InvalidArgumentException } from '@rightcapital/exceptions';
-import { captureException, withScope, Scope } from '@sentry/browser';
 import { format, isValid, parse, parseISO } from 'date-fns';
 
 export type DateLike = Date | string;
@@ -22,21 +21,25 @@ export class DateHelpers {
   /** Format for date strings in ISO format, e.g., "2023-12-31" */
   public static isoDateFormat = 'yyyy-MM-dd';
 
-  private static ensureValidDateInput(input: unknown): asserts input is DateLike {
+  private static ensureValidDateInput(
+    input: unknown,
+  ): asserts input is DateLike {
     if (input === null || input === undefined) {
-      throw new InvalidArgumentException(`Input cannot be null or undefined. Received: ${input}`);
+      throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+        `Input cannot be null or undefined. Received: ${input}`,
+      );
     }
-  
+
     if (input instanceof Date) {
       return; // It's a valid Date object.
     }
-  
+
     if (typeof input === 'string') {
       return; // It's a valid string.
     }
-  
+
     throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-      `Input must be a Date object or a string. Received: ${typeof input} - ${input}`
+      `Input must be a Date object or a string. Received: ${typeof input} - ${input}`,
     );
   }
 
@@ -79,17 +82,9 @@ export class DateHelpers {
     });
 
     if (!isValid(output)) {
-      withScope((scope: Scope) => {
-        scope.setLevel('error');
-        scope.setExtras({
-          input,
-        });
-        captureException(
-          new InvalidArgumentException(
-            `Invalid Date: unable to parse date string - ${input}. The input might not match any expected formats or is not a valid date.`,
-          ),
-        );
-      });
+      throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+        `Invalid Date: unable to parse date string - ${input}. The input might not match any expected formats or is not a valid date.`,
+      );
     }
 
     return output;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e1550e8..6f84be5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ importers:
         specifier: 2.30.0
         version: 2.30.0
     devDependencies:
-      '@sentry/browser':
-        specifier: 7.74.0
-        version: 7.74.0
       typedoc:
         specifier: 0.25.2
         version: 0.25.2(typescript@5.2.2)
@@ -1878,59 +1875,6 @@ packages:
       prettier: 3.0.3
     dev: true
 
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