diff --git a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.esm.js b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.esm.js
index 5af5db5..6bb6e63 100644
--- a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.esm.js
+++ b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.esm.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ var script = {
 
       if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
         return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+      } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+        return new Date(obj.valueOf());
       } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
         return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
           function (res, e) {
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ __vue_render__._withStripped = true;
   /* style */
   var __vue_inject_styles__ = function (inject) {
     if (!inject) { return }
-    inject("data-v-03be2188_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
+    inject("data-v-0ebb59c4_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
 
   };
   /* scoped */
@@ -386,6 +388,8 @@ var script$1 = {
 
       if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
         return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+      } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+        return new Date(obj.valueOf());
       } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
         return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
           function (res, e) {
diff --git a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.min.js b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.min.js
index 5ef49d6..da573e5 100644
--- a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.min.js
+++ b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.min.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ var VisjsGraph = (function (exports, mlvisjs) {
 
         if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
           return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+        } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+          return new Date(obj.valueOf());
         } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
           return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
             function (res, e) {
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ var VisjsGraph = (function (exports, mlvisjs) {
     /* style */
     var __vue_inject_styles__ = function (inject) {
       if (!inject) { return }
-      inject("data-v-03be2188_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
+      inject("data-v-0ebb59c4_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
 
     };
     /* scoped */
@@ -386,6 +388,8 @@ var VisjsGraph = (function (exports, mlvisjs) {
 
         if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
           return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+        } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+          return new Date(obj.valueOf());
         } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
           return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
             function (res, e) {
diff --git a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.umd.js b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.umd.js
index 8c36634..c1f7f6d 100644
--- a/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.umd.js
+++ b/dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.umd.js
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 
         if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
           return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+        } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+          return new Date(obj.valueOf());
         } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
           return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
             function (res, e) {
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@
     /* style */
     var __vue_inject_styles__ = function (inject) {
       if (!inject) { return }
-      inject("data-v-03be2188_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
+      inject("data-v-0ebb59c4_0", { source: ".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n", map: {"version":3,"sources":["visjs-graph.vue"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA;EACE,kBAAkB;AACpB;AACA;EACE,UAAU;AACZ","file":"visjs-graph.vue","sourcesContent":[".mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls {\n  width: fit-content;\n}\n.mlvisjs-graph .graph-controls form {\n  padding: 0;\n}\n"]}, media: undefined });
 
     };
     /* scoped */
@@ -389,6 +391,8 @@
 
         if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
           return obj.map(function (item) { return this$1.observerClean(item); });
+        } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]') {
+          return new Date(obj.valueOf());
         } else if (typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null) {
           return Object.keys(obj).reduce(
             function (res, e) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 94cb93c..8508a26 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@marklogic-community/grove-vue-visjs-graph",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e639cd7..d505f88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@marklogic-community/grove-vue-visjs-graph",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "Vue component to visualize RDF relationships and Timelines using Vis.js",
   "main": "dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.umd.js",
   "module": "dist/grove-vue-visjs-graph.esm.js",