diff --git a/hub/migrations/0053_alter_dataset_release_date.py b/hub/migrations/0053_alter_dataset_release_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a1f0060d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hub/migrations/0053_alter_dataset_release_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.2 on 2023-10-26 11:04
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("hub", "0052_add_dataset_is_public_flag"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="dataset",
+            name="release_date",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/hub/models.py b/hub/models.py
index 567a1a084..d50d82db1 100644
--- a/hub/models.py
+++ b/hub/models.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def options_default():
         max_length=50, blank=True, null=True, choices=SOURCE_CHOICES
     )
     data_url = models.URLField(blank=True, null=True)
-    release_date = models.DateField(blank=True, null=True)
+    release_date = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     is_upload = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_range = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     featured = models.BooleanField(default=False)