diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 14fbcfa..38159d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
           - macOS-latest
+          - ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: rm .swift-version
       - name: Install Swift
-        uses: YOCKOW/Action-setup-swift@master
+        uses: YOCKOW/Action-setup-swift@v1
         with:
-          swift-version: '5.1'
+          swift-version: '5.9'
       - name: Test
         run: swift test --enable-test-discovery
diff --git a/Sources/DictionaryDecoder.swift b/Sources/DictionaryDecoder.swift
index b5b812a..87e25d4 100644
--- a/Sources/DictionaryDecoder.swift
+++ b/Sources/DictionaryDecoder.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Foundation
 
 open class DictionaryDecoder: Decoder {
     open var codingPath: [CodingKey]
+    open var dateDecodingStrategy = JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy.deferredToDate
     open var userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any] = [:]
     var storage = Storage()
 
@@ -49,10 +50,49 @@ open class DictionaryDecoder: Decoder {
         } catch {
             storage.push(container: value)
             defer { _ = storage.popContainer() }
+            if type == Date.self {
+                return try unwrapDate() as! T
+            }
             return try T(from: self)
         }
     }
 
+    private func unwrapDate() throws -> Date {
+        switch dateDecodingStrategy {
+        case .deferredToDate:
+            return try Date(from: self)
+
+        case .secondsSince1970:
+            let container = SingleValueContainer(decoder: self)
+            let double = try container.decode(Double.self)
+            return Date(timeIntervalSince1970: double)
+
+        case .millisecondsSince1970:
+            let container = SingleValueContainer(decoder: self)
+            let double = try container.decode(Double.self)
+            return Date(timeIntervalSince1970: double / 1000.0)
+
+        case .iso8601:
+            let container = SingleValueContainer(decoder: self)
+            let string = try container.decode(String.self)
+            guard let date = _iso8601Formatter.date(from: string) else {
+                throw DecodingError.dataCorrupted(DecodingError.Context(codingPath: self.codingPath, debugDescription: "Expected date string to be ISO8601-formatted."))
+            }
+            return date
+
+        case .formatted(let formatter):
+            let container = SingleValueContainer(decoder: self)
+            let string = try container.decode(String.self)
+            guard let date = formatter.date(from: string) else {
+                throw DecodingError.dataCorrupted(DecodingError.Context(codingPath: self.codingPath, debugDescription: "Date string does not match format expected by formatter."))
+            }
+            return date
+
+        case .custom(let closure):
+            return try closure(self)
+        }
+    }
+
     private func lastContainer<T>(forType type: T.Type) throws -> Any {
         guard let value = storage.last else {
             let description = "Expected \(type) but found nil value instead."
diff --git a/Sources/DictionaryEncoder.swift b/Sources/DictionaryEncoder.swift
index c0c1de0..42428b1 100644
--- a/Sources/DictionaryEncoder.swift
+++ b/Sources/DictionaryEncoder.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Foundation
 
 open class DictionaryEncoder: Encoder {
     open var codingPath: [CodingKey] = []
+    open var dateEncodingStrategy = JSONEncoder.DateEncodingStrategy.deferredToDate
     open var userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any] = [:]
     private(set) var storage = Storage()
 
@@ -28,8 +29,37 @@ open class DictionaryEncoder: Encoder {
     }
 
     func box<T: Encodable>(_ value: T) throws -> Any {
-        try value.encode(to: self)
-        return storage.popContainer()
+        switch value {
+        case let date as Date:
+            return try wrapDate(date)
+        default:
+            try value.encode(to: self)
+            return storage.popContainer()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func wrapDate(_ date: Date) throws -> Any {
+        switch dateEncodingStrategy {
+        case .deferredToDate:
+            try date.encode(to: self)
+            return storage.popContainer()
+
+        case .secondsSince1970:
+            return TimeInterval(date.timeIntervalSince1970.description) as Any
+
+        case .millisecondsSince1970:
+            return TimeInterval((date.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000).description) as Any
+
+        case .iso8601:
+            return _iso8601Formatter.string(from: date)
+
+        case .formatted(let formatter):
+            return formatter.string(from: date)
+
+        case .custom(let closure):
+            try closure(date, self)
+            return storage.popContainer()
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/DictionaryDecoderTests.swift b/Tests/DictionaryDecoderTests.swift
index 3f8eccf..a4cf4a2 100644
--- a/Tests/DictionaryDecoderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/DictionaryDecoderTests.swift
@@ -63,4 +63,50 @@ class DictionaryDecoderTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["int": 0, "string": "test"]), Model(int: 0, string: "test", double: nil))
         XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["double": 0.5, "string": "test"]), Model(int: nil, string: "test", double: 0.5))
     }
+
+    func testDate() throws {
+        struct Model: Codable, Equatable {
+            let date: Date
+            let optionalDate: Date?
+        }
+
+        let date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1234567890)
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .deferredToDate
+        XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": date.timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .secondsSince1970
+        XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": date.timeIntervalSince1970]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .millisecondsSince1970
+        XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": date.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+
+        if #available(macOS 12.0, iOS 15.0, tvOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, *) {
+            decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601
+            XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": date.ISO8601Format()]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+        }
+
+        do {
+            let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
+            dateFormatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
+            dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0)
+            dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZZZZ"
+            decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .formatted(dateFormatter)
+            XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": dateFormatter.string(from: date)]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+        }
+
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .custom { decoder in
+            let contaienr = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+            return try contaienr.decode(Int.self) == 13 ? date : date.addingTimeInterval(.infinity)
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(try decoder.decode(Model.self, from: ["date": 13]), Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil))
+    }
+}
+
+#if os(Linux)
+private extension Date {
+    func ISO8601Format() -> String {
+        let formatter = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        return formatter.string(from: self)
+    }
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/Tests/DictionaryEncoderTests.swift b/Tests/DictionaryEncoderTests.swift
index 7cbf695..c83b9d8 100644
--- a/Tests/DictionaryEncoderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/DictionaryEncoderTests.swift
@@ -134,4 +134,71 @@ class DictionaryEncoderTests: XCTestCase {
         let result = try encoder.encode(object)
         XCTAssertEqual(result as? [String: String], expected)
     }
+
+    func testEncodeDate() throws {
+        struct Model: Codable {
+            let date: Date
+            let optionalDate: Date?
+        }
+        let date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1234567890)
+        let seeds: [(model: Model, count: Int)] = [
+            (model: Model(date: date, optionalDate: nil), count: 1),
+            (model: Model(date: date, optionalDate: date), count: 2),
+        ]
+        for seed in seeds {
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .deferredToDate
+            var dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? Double, seed.model.date.timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? Double, seed.model.optionalDate?.timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .secondsSince1970
+            dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? TimeInterval, seed.model.date.timeIntervalSince1970)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? TimeInterval, seed.model.optionalDate?.timeIntervalSince1970)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .millisecondsSince1970
+            dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? TimeInterval, seed.model.date.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? TimeInterval, seed.model.optionalDate.map { $0.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000 })
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+
+            if #available(macOS 12.0, iOS 15.0, tvOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, *) {
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .iso8601
+            dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+                XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? String, seed.model.date.ISO8601Format())
+                XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? String, seed.model.optionalDate?.ISO8601Format())
+                XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+            }
+
+            let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
+            dateFormatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
+            dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0)
+            dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZZZZ"
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .formatted(dateFormatter)
+            dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? String, dateFormatter.string(from: seed.model.date))
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? String, seed.model.optionalDate.map(dateFormatter.string))
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+
+            encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .custom { date, encoder in
+                var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+                try container.encode(13)
+            }
+            dictionary = try encoder.encode(seed.model)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["date"] as? Int, 13)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary["optionalDate"] as? Int, seed.model.optionalDate == nil ? nil : 13)
+            XCTAssertEqual(dictionary.keys.count, seed.count)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#if os(Linux)
+private extension Date {
+    func ISO8601Format() -> String {
+        let formatter = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        return formatter.string(from: self)
+    }
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/Tests/FailableTests.swift b/Tests/FailableTests.swift
index 1e52d4d..55cff3f 100644
--- a/Tests/FailableTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/FailableTests.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FailableTests: XCTestCase {
 
     func testFailableURL() {
         let json = """
-{"url": "https://foo.com", "url2": "invalid url string"}
+{"url": "https://foo.com", "url2": "a://invalid url string"}
 """.data(using: .utf8)!
 
         struct Model: Codable {