diff --git a/billing.go b/billing.go
index 33f3ce9bf..d98087088 100644
--- a/billing.go
+++ b/billing.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ type BillingUsageResponse struct {
 	httpHeader
 }
 
+// @todo remove this and replace w/ time.DateOnly once github build
+// environment is upgraded to a more recent go toolchain.
+const DateOnly = "2006-01-02"
+
 // currently the OpenAI usage API is not publicly documented and will explictly
 // reject requests using an API key authorization. however, it can be utilized
 // logging into https://platform.openai.com/usage and retrieving your session
@@ -43,8 +47,8 @@ var (
 // GetBillingUsage — API call to Get billing usage details.
 func (c *Client) GetBillingUsage(ctx context.Context, startDate time.Time,
 	endDate time.Time) (response BillingUsageResponse, err error) {
-	startDateArg := fmt.Sprintf("start_date=%v", startDate.Format(time.DateOnly))
-	endDateArg := fmt.Sprintf("end_date=%v", endDate.Format(time.DateOnly))
+	startDateArg := fmt.Sprintf("start_date=%v", startDate.Format(DateOnly))
+	endDateArg := fmt.Sprintf("end_date=%v", endDate.Format(DateOnly))
 	queryParams := fmt.Sprintf("%v&%v", startDateArg, endDateArg)
 	urlSuffix := fmt.Sprintf("%v?%v", billingUsageSuffix, queryParams)
 
diff --git a/billing_test.go b/billing_test.go
index a61decec8..339ee4d54 100644
--- a/billing_test.go
+++ b/billing_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func TestBillingUsageAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	endDate, err := time.Parse(time.DateOnly, TestEndDate)
+	endDate, err := time.Parse(openai.DateOnly, TestEndDate)
 	checks.NoError(t, err)
-	startDate, err := time.Parse(time.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
+	startDate, err := time.Parse(openai.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
 	checks.NoError(t, err)
 
 	_, err = client.GetBillingUsage(ctx, startDate, endDate)
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ func TestBillingUsageSessKey(t *testing.T) {
 	server.RegisterHandler("/dashboard/billing/usage", handleBillingEndpoint)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	endDate, err := time.Parse(time.DateOnly, TestEndDate)
+	endDate, err := time.Parse(openai.DateOnly, TestEndDate)
 	checks.NoError(t, err)
-	startDate, err := time.Parse(time.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
+	startDate, err := time.Parse(openai.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
 	checks.NoError(t, err)
 
 	resp, err := client.GetBillingUsage(ctx, startDate, endDate)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func handleBillingEndpoint(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	dailyCosts := make([]openai.DailyCostResponse, 0)
 
-	d, _ := time.Parse(time.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
+	d, _ := time.Parse(openai.DateOnly, TestStartDate)
 	d = d.Add(24 * time.Hour)
 	dailyCosts = append(dailyCosts, openai.DailyCostResponse{
 		TimestampRaw: float64(d.Unix()),