diff --git a/examples/blog/src/content/config.ts b/examples/blog/src/content/config.ts
index b4e86c9f7..f0419223e 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/examples/blog/src/content/config.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@ const blog = defineCollection({
 		title: z.string(),
 		description: z.string(),
 		// Transform string to Date object
-		pubDate: z
-			.string()
-			.or(z.date())
-			.transform((val) => new Date(val)),
-		updatedDate: z
-			.string()
-			.optional()
-			.transform((str) => (str ? new Date(str) : undefined)),
+		pubDate: z.coerce.date(),
+		updatedDate: z.coerce.date().optional(),
 		heroImage: z.string().optional(),
 	}),
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-ssr-integration/src/content/config.ts b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-ssr-integration/src/content/config.ts
index d22a45648..8d68c0ec3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-ssr-integration/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-ssr-integration/src/content/config.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ const blog = defineCollection({
 	schema: z.object({
 		title: z.string(),
 		description: z.string(),
-		pubDate: z.string().transform((str) => new Date(str)),
-		updatedDate: z
-			.string()
-			.optional()
-			.transform((str) => (str ? new Date(str) : undefined)),
+		pubDate: z.coerce.date(),
+		updatedDate: z.coerce.date().optional(),
 		heroImage: z.string().optional(),
 	}),
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-static-paths-integration/src/content/config.ts b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-static-paths-integration/src/content/config.ts
index d22a45648..8d68c0ec3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-static-paths-integration/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-static-paths-integration/src/content/config.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ const blog = defineCollection({
 	schema: z.object({
 		title: z.string(),
 		description: z.string(),
-		pubDate: z.string().transform((str) => new Date(str)),
-		updatedDate: z
-			.string()
-			.optional()
-			.transform((str) => (str ? new Date(str) : undefined)),
+		pubDate: z.coerce.date(),
+		updatedDate: z.coerce.date().optional(),
 		heroImage: z.string().optional(),
 	}),
 });