diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableEpisode.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableEpisode.cs
index 42614235..f5997085 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableEpisode.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableEpisode.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public sealed record SearchableEpisode
 
     public DateTimeOffset? AirDateUtc { get; init; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whisparr v2 sends a release date in place of an air date.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateOnly? ReleaseDate { get; init; }
+
     public bool HasFile { get; init; }
 
     public long EpisodeFileId { get; init; }
diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2ClientTests.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2ClientTests.cs
index d2b191af..73822bce 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2ClientTests.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2ClientTests.cs
@@ -135,8 +135,72 @@ public class WhisparrV2ClientTests
 
     #endregion
 
+    #region Release date
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEpisodesAsync_ReleaseDate_BecomesMidnightUtcAirDate()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        RouteEpisodes("""[{"id":1,"seriesId":10,"seasonNumber":2024,"releaseDate":"2024-05-12"}]""");
+
+        // Act
+        List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _client.GetEpisodesAsync(_arrInstance, seriesId: 10);
+
+        // Assert
+        episodes.ShouldHaveSingleItem().AirDateUtc.ShouldBe(new DateTimeOffset(2024, 5, 12, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetMissingEpisodesAsync_ReleaseDate_BecomesMidnightUtcAirDate()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        RouteEpisodes("""{"page":1,"pageSize":1000,"totalRecords":1,"records":[{"id":1,"seriesId":10,"seasonNumber":2024,"releaseDate":"2024-05-12"}]}""");
+
+        // Act
+        List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _client.GetMissingEpisodesAsync(_arrInstance, monitored: true);
+
+        // Assert
+        episodes.ShouldHaveSingleItem().AirDateUtc.ShouldBe(new DateTimeOffset(2024, 5, 12, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync_ReleaseDate_BecomesMidnightUtcAirDate()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        RouteEpisodes("""{"page":1,"pageSize":1000,"totalRecords":1,"records":[{"id":1,"seriesId":10,"seasonNumber":2024,"releaseDate":"2024-05-12"}]}""");
+
+        // Act
+        List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _client.GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync(_arrInstance, monitored: true);
+
+        // Assert
+        episodes.ShouldHaveSingleItem().AirDateUtc.ShouldBe(new DateTimeOffset(2024, 5, 12, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEpisodesAsync_NoReleaseDate_LeavesAirDateNull()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        RouteEpisodes("""[{"id":1,"seriesId":10,"seasonNumber":2024}]""");
+
+        // Act
+        List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _client.GetEpisodesAsync(_arrInstance, seriesId: 10);
+
+        // Assert
+        episodes.ShouldHaveSingleItem().AirDateUtc.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
     #region Helpers
 
+    private void RouteEpisodes(string json)
+    {
+        _httpMessageHandler.SetupResponse((_, _) => Task.FromResult(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
+        }));
+    }
+
     private void RouteResponses()
     {
         _httpMessageHandler.SetupResponse((req, _) =>
diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IWhisparrV2Client.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IWhisparrV2Client.cs
index 21755221..9607e92a 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IWhisparrV2Client.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IWhisparrV2Client.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 
-public interface IWhisparrV2Client : IArrClient
+public interface IWhisparrV2Client : ISonarrClient
 {
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/SonarrClient.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/SonarrClient.cs
index 6930d7e0..f490ecf2 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/SonarrClient.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/SonarrClient.cs
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
         return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<Tag>>(response) ?? [];
     }
 
-    public async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public virtual async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/{ApiVersion}/episode";
@@ -351,11 +351,11 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetMissingEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+    public virtual async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetMissingEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
         await GetAllWantedAsync<SearchableEpisode>(arrInstance, "missing", monitored, cancellationToken);
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+    public virtual async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
         await GetAllWantedAsync<SearchableEpisode>(arrInstance, "cutoff", monitored, cancellationToken);
 
     private async Task<List<Episode>?> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> episodeIds)
diff --git a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2Client.cs b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2Client.cs
index c53f300f..9f4c6c1c 100644
--- a/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2Client.cs
+++ b/code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2Client.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.ItemStriker;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Interceptors;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr;
@@ -15,4 +17,25 @@ public class WhisparrV2Client : SonarrClient, IWhisparrV2Client
     ) : base(logger, httpClientFactory, striker, dryRunInterceptor)
     {
     }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        WithAirDates(await base.GetEpisodesAsync(arrInstance, seriesId, cancellationToken));
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetMissingEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        WithAirDates(await base.GetMissingEpisodesAsync(arrInstance, monitored, cancellationToken));
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, bool monitored, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
+        WithAirDates(await base.GetCutoffUnmetEpisodesAsync(arrInstance, monitored, cancellationToken));
+
+    private static List<SearchableEpisode> WithAirDates(List<SearchableEpisode> episodes) =>
+        episodes
+            .Select(e => e with
+            {
+                AirDateUtc = e.AirDateUtc
+                    ?? (e.ReleaseDate is { } releaseDate ? new DateTimeOffset(releaseDate.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue), TimeSpan.Zero) : null),
+            })
+            .ToList();
 }