diff --git a/sample.cv.json b/sample.cv.json
index db00400..2d10807 100644
--- a/sample.cv.json
+++ b/sample.cv.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       "description": "AI-powered data optimization company",
       "position": "Senior Engineering Manager",
       "url": "http://nucleuslabs.example.com",
-      "startDate": "2023-01",
+      "startDate": "2023",
       "endDate": null,
       "summary": "Currently leading a team of engineers developing next-generation AI algorithms for data compression and optimization.",
       "highlights": [
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
       "url": "https://www.ou.edu/",
       "area": "Information Technology",
       "studyType": "Bachelor",
-      "startDate": "2011-06-01",
+      "startDate": "2011",
       "endDate": "2014-01-01",
       "score": "4.0",
       "courses": [
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   "awards": [
     {
       "title": "Digital Compression Pioneer Award",
-      "date": "2014-11-01",
+      "date": "2014",
       "awarder": "Techcrunch",
       "summary": "There is no spoon."
     },
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     {
       "name": "Video compression for 3d media",
       "publisher": "Hooli",
-      "releaseDate": "2014-10-01",
+      "releaseDate": "2014-10",
       "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)",
       "summary": "Innovative middle-out compression algorithm that changes the way we store data."
     },
diff --git a/src/themes/reorx/index.ejs b/src/themes/reorx/index.ejs
index 2a30151..ec5e549 100644
--- a/src/themes/reorx/index.ejs
+++ b/src/themes/reorx/index.ejs
@@ -33,8 +33,28 @@ function dateRange(item, level) {
       break;
   }
   if (format) {
-    startDate = startDate ? fn.reformatDate(startDate, format) : ''
-    endDate = endDate ? fn.reformatDate(endDate, format) : ''
+    // Handle YYYY-only and YYYY-MM dates
+    if (startDate && /^\d{4}$/.test(startDate)) {
+      // YYYY format - return as-is
+      startDate = startDate
+    } else if (startDate && /^\d{4}-\d{2}$/.test(startDate)) {
+      // YYYY-MM format - format as MMM YYYY
+      startDate = fn.reformatDate(startDate, 'MMM YYYY')
+    } else {
+      // Other formats (YYYY-MM-DD, etc.)
+      startDate = startDate ? fn.reformatDate(startDate, format) : ''
+    }
+    
+    if (endDate && /^\d{4}$/.test(endDate)) {
+      // YYYY format - return as-is
+      endDate = endDate
+    } else if (endDate && /^\d{4}-\d{2}$/.test(endDate)) {
+      // YYYY-MM format - format as MMM YYYY
+      endDate = fn.reformatDate(endDate, 'MMM YYYY')
+    } else {
+      // Other formats (YYYY-MM-DD, etc.)
+      endDate = endDate ? fn.reformatDate(endDate, format) : ''
+    }
   }
   let result = ''
   if (startDate && endDate) {
@@ -49,8 +69,8 @@ function dateRange(item, level) {
 %>
 
 <%
-function date(item, level) {
-  let {date} = item
+function date(item, level, fieldName = 'date') {
+  let date = item[fieldName]
   if (!date) return ''
   let format
   // level: 1: year, 2: month, 3: day
@@ -63,7 +83,17 @@ function date(item, level) {
       break;
   }
   if (format) {
-    date = date ? fn.reformatDate(date, format) : ''
+    // Handle YYYY-only and YYYY-MM dates
+    if (/^\d{4}$/.test(date)) {
+      // YYYY format - return as-is
+      date = date
+    } else if (/^\d{4}-\d{2}$/.test(date)) {
+      // YYYY-MM format - format as MMM YYYY
+      date = fn.reformatDate(date, 'MMM YYYY')
+    } else {
+      // Other formats (YYYY-MM-DD, etc.)
+      date = date ? fn.reformatDate(date, format) : ''
+    }
   }
   return `<div class="date-range">${date}</div>`
 }
@@ -382,7 +412,7 @@ function date(item, level) {
     <div class="publication section-item">
       <div class="row space-between">
         <h3><%= item.name %></h3>
-        <%- date(item, 2) %>
+        <%- date(item, 2, 'releaseDate') %>
       </div>
       <div class="publisher row subtitle"><%= item.publisher %></div>
       <%- linkInDiv(item.url) %>