diff --git a/server/api/dev.go b/server/api/dev.go
index 9c81f21..6647d54 100644
--- a/server/api/dev.go
+++ b/server/api/dev.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"nysoure/server/dao"
 	"nysoure/server/middleware"
+	"time"
 
 	"nysoure/server/search"
 
@@ -20,10 +23,40 @@ func rebuildSearchIndex(c fiber.Ctx) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func updateResourceReleaseDate(c fiber.Ctx) error {
+	type Request struct {
+		ResourceID  uint   `json:"resource_id"`
+		ReleaseDate string `json:"release_date"`
+	}
+	var req Request
+	if err := c.Bind().JSON(req); err != nil {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusBadRequest).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error": "Invalid request body: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+	date, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", req.ReleaseDate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusBadRequest).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error": "Invalid date format: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+	err = dao.UpdateResourceReleaseDate(req.ResourceID, date)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Failed to update release date", "error", err)
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error": "Failed to update release date",
+		})
+	}
+	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
+		"message": "Release date updated successfully",
+	})
+}
+
 func AddDevAPI(router fiber.Router) {
 	devGroup := router.Group("/dev")
 	devGroup.Use(middleware.DevMiddleware())
 	{
 		devGroup.Post("/rebuild_search_index", rebuildSearchIndex)
+		devGroup.Post("/update_resource_release_date", updateResourceReleaseDate)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/dao/resource.go b/server/dao/resource.go
index 660415a..ec77ce2 100644
--- a/server/dao/resource.go
+++ b/server/dao/resource.go
@@ -704,3 +704,14 @@ func GetResourceOwnerID(resourceID uint) (uint, error) {
 	}
 	return uid, nil
 }
+
+func UpdateResourceReleaseDate(resourceID uint, releaseDate time.Time) error {
+	result := db.Model(&model.Resource{}).Where("id = ?", resourceID).Update("release_date", releaseDate)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return result.Error
+	}
+	if result.RowsAffected == 0 {
+		return model.NewNotFoundError("Resource not found")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/service/resource.go b/server/service/resource.go
index c6dfeeb..f917953 100644
--- a/server/service/resource.go
+++ b/server/service/resource.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type ResourceParams struct {
 	Title             string            `json:"title" binding:"required"`
 	AlternativeTitles []string          `json:"alternative_titles"`
 	Links             []model.Link      `json:"links"`
-	ReleaseDate       *time.Time        `json:"release_date"`
+	ReleaseDate       string            `json:"release_date"`
 	Tags              []uint            `json:"tags"`
 	Article           string            `json:"article"`
 	Images            []uint            `json:"images"`
@@ -102,12 +102,20 @@ func CreateResource(uid uint, params *ResourceParams) (uint, error) {
 			ImageID: imageID,
 		}
 	}
+	var date *time.Time
+	if params.ReleaseDate != "" {
+		parsedDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", params.ReleaseDate)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, model.NewRequestError("Invalid release date format, expected YYYY-MM-DD")
+		}
+		date = &parsedDate
+	}
 	r := model.Resource{
 		Title:             params.Title,
 		AlternativeTitles: params.AlternativeTitles,
 		Article:           params.Article,
 		Links:             params.Links,
-		ReleaseDate:       params.ReleaseDate,
+		ReleaseDate:       date,
 		Images:            images,
 		Tags:              tags,
 		UserID:            uid,
@@ -531,11 +539,20 @@ func UpdateResource(uid, rid uint, params *ResourceParams) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	var date *time.Time
+	if params.ReleaseDate != "" {
+		parsedDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", params.ReleaseDate)
+		if err != nil {
+			return model.NewRequestError("Invalid release date format, expected YYYY-MM-DD")
+		}
+		date = &parsedDate
+	}
+
 	r.Title = params.Title
 	r.AlternativeTitles = params.AlternativeTitles
 	r.Article = params.Article
 	r.Links = params.Links
-	r.ReleaseDate = params.ReleaseDate
+	r.ReleaseDate = date
 	r.Gallery = gallery
 	r.GalleryNsfw = nsfw
 	r.Characters = characters