diff --git a/ripcd.py b/ripcd.py
index e584f2e..64bb382 100755
--- a/ripcd.py
+++ b/ripcd.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ log = logging.getLogger('ripcd2')
 filesystemencoding = sys.getfilesystemencoding()
 
 
+DATE_FMTS = [
+    '%Y-%m-%d',
+    '%Y-%m',
+    '%Y',
+]
+
+
 DRIVE_OFFSETS = {
     'ASUS_BW-12B1ST_a': 6,
     'ATAPI_iHES212_3': 702,
@@ -254,6 +261,16 @@ def get_release_list_from_device(device):
         return res['release-list']
 
 
+def parse_date(datestr):
+    for fmt in DATE_FMTS:
+        try:
+            return datetime.datetime.strptime(datestr, fmt)
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Could not parse date string "{}"'.format(datestr))
+
+
 def prompt(text, validate=None):
     while True:
         try:
@@ -299,7 +316,10 @@ def prompt_select_release(release_list):
 
 
 def release_year(release):
-    return datetime.datetime.strptime(release['date'], '%Y-%m-%d').year
+    try:
+        return parse_date(release['date']).year
+    except (KeyError, ValueError):
+        return None
 
 
 def safe_name(name):