diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index bf91410968fe97f1485bafb19cfccf1f181ff306..9467415d0edaf8ba948ea374854a3d0a07e7dcce 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Development ():
 
 * **Update**: Updated the documentation
+* **Update**: Improved the labeling for date metadata inputs
 
 ## 0.8.12 (10.12.2019):
 
diff --git a/editor/static/editor/js/tei-editor.js b/editor/static/editor/js/tei-editor.js
index 6c8df75d14b147e606042280b37644d54a9d1aba..f9fbeb5fa83fd9e07384008a7c22eb3e8e360a67 100644
--- a/editor/static/editor/js/tei-editor.js
+++ b/editor/static/editor/js/tei-editor.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                             },
                             {
                                 type: 'single-text',
-                                label: 'Veröffentlichungsdatum (JJJJ-MM-TT)',
+                                label: 'Veröffentlichungsdatum (JJJJ-MM-TT, JJJJ-MM, JJJJ)',
                                 path: 'profileDesc.creation.date._attrs.when'
                             },
                             {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
                                     },
                                     {
                                         type: 'single-text',
-                                        label: 'Datum (JJJJ-MM-TT)',
+                                        label: 'Datum (JJJJ-MM-TT, JJJJ-MM, JJJJ)',
                                         path: '_attrs.when'
                                     }
                                 ]
diff --git a/scripts/tei-editor/config.js b/scripts/tei-editor/config.js
index 044ea36838a8ba423f932feb8d10258a88acb9ee..a0182e28af654c2bed6cdfbfd889369752004d97 100644
--- a/scripts/tei-editor/config.js
+++ b/scripts/tei-editor/config.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                             },
                             {
                                 type: 'single-text',
-                                label: 'Veröffentlichungsdatum (JJJJ-MM-TT)',
+                                label: 'Veröffentlichungsdatum (JJJJ-MM-TT, JJJJ-MM, JJJJ)',
                                 path: 'profileDesc.creation.date._attrs.when'
                             },
                             {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
                                     },
                                     {
                                         type: 'single-text',
-                                        label: 'Datum (JJJJ-MM-TT)',
+                                        label: 'Datum (JJJJ-MM-TT, JJJJ-MM, JJJJ)',
                                         path: '_attrs.when'
                                     }
                                 ]