diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb2a94b..3a46bb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
  - Better VC-4 support for IcdConsole
  - JSON refactoring for simpler deserialization
 
+## [8.9.0] - 2020-04-30
+### Changed
+ - ProgramUtils and ProcessorUtils return dates instead of strings for date properties
+
 ## [8.8.1] - 2020-02-18
 ### Changed
  - IcdTimer - fixed issue that prevented OnElapsed event from firing when Length is less than (or close to) Heartbeat Interval
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.SimplSharp.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.SimplSharp.cs
index 8a09ee7..114a98a 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.SimplSharp.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.SimplSharp.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using ICD.Common.Utils.Services;
+using System.Globalization;
+using ICD.Common.Utils.Services;
 using ICD.Common.Utils.Services.Logging;
 #if SIMPLSHARP
 using System;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// Gets the date that the firmware was updated.
 		/// </summary>
 		[PublicAPI]
-		public static string ModelVersionDate
+		public static DateTime ModelVersionDate
 		{
 			get
 			{
@@ -107,12 +108,12 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 				Match match = regex.Match(VersionResult);
 
 				if (match.Success)
-					return match.Groups["date"].Value;
+					return DateTime.ParseExact(match.Groups["date"].Value, "MMM dd yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToUniversalTime();
 
 				ServiceProvider.TryGetService<ILoggerService>()
 							   .AddEntry(eSeverity.Warning, "Unable to get model version date from \"{0}\"", VersionResult);
 				
-				return string.Empty;
+				return DateTime.MinValue;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.Standard.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.Standard.cs
index a69cd0d..71b0d2f 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.Standard.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProcessorUtils.Standard.cs
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// Gets the date that the firmware was updated.
 		/// </summary>
 		[PublicAPI]
-		public static string ModelVersionDate
+		public static DateTime ModelVersionDate
 		{
 			get
 			{
 				// TODO
-				return null;
+				return DateTime.MinValue;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.SimplSharp.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.SimplSharp.cs
index d4d9e5f..dfc3aa5 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.SimplSharp.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.SimplSharp.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// Gets the compile date of the program.
 		/// </summary>
 		[PublicAPI]
-		public static string CompiledDate { get { return ProgComments.GetDefault(COMPILED_ON_KEY, null); } }
+		public static DateTime CompiledDate
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				string dateString;
+				return ProgComments.TryGetValue(COMPILED_ON_KEY, out dateString)
+					? DateTime.Parse(dateString).ToUniversalTime()
+					: DateTime.MinValue;
+			}
+		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the compiler revision version.
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		[PublicAPI]
 		public static DateTime ProgramInstallDate
 		{
-			get { return IcdFile.GetCreationTime(PathUtils.Join(PathUtils.ProgramPath, ProgramFile)); }
+			get { return IcdFile.GetCreationTime(PathUtils.Join(PathUtils.ProgramPath, ProgramFile)).ToUniversalTime(); }
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.Standard.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.Standard.cs
index 916dfc4..784fec1 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.Standard.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/ProgramUtils.Standard.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// Gets the compile date of the program.
 		/// </summary>
 		[PublicAPI]
-		public static string CompiledDate
+		public static DateTime CompiledDate
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return IcdFile.GetLastWriteTime(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location).ToString();
+				return IcdFile.GetLastWriteTime(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);
 			}
 		}