diff --git a/v5/core/datetime.go b/v5/core/datetime.go
index 4b07124..11bd679 100644
--- a/v5/core/datetime.go
+++ b/v5/core/datetime.go
@@ -71,3 +71,17 @@ func init() {
 func NormalizeDateTimeUTC(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	return t.UTC()
 }
+
+// ParseDate parses the specified RFC3339 full-date string (YYYY-MM-DD) and returns a strfmt.Date instance.
+func ParseDate(dateString string) (fmtDate strfmt.Date, err error) {
+	formattedTime, err := time.Parse(strfmt.RFC3339FullDate, dateString)
+	if err == nil {
+		fmtDate = strfmt.Date(formattedTime)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// ParseDateTime parses the specified date-time string and returns a strfmt.DateTime instance.
+func ParseDateTime(dateString string) (strfmt.DateTime, error) {
+	return strfmt.ParseDateTime(dateString)
+}
diff --git a/v5/core/datetime_test.go b/v5/core/datetime_test.go
index 7a3f6f8..dbdde0e 100644
--- a/v5/core/datetime_test.go
+++ b/v5/core/datetime_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package core
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -159,5 +160,25 @@ func TestModelsDate(t *testing.T) {
 	roundTripTestDate(t, `{"ws_victory":"2007-10-29"}`, `{"ws_victory":"2007-10-29"}`)
 	roundTripTestDate(t, `{"ws_victory":"2013-10-31"}`, `{"ws_victory":"2013-10-31"}`)
 	roundTripTestDate(t, `{"ws_victory":"2018-10-29"}`, `{"ws_victory":"2018-10-29"}`)
+}
+
+func TestDateTimeUtil(t *testing.T) {
+	dateVar := strfmt.Date(time.Now())
+	fmtDate, err := ParseDate(dateVar.String())
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, dateVar.String(), fmtDate.String())
+
+	fmtDate, err = ParseDate("not a date")
+	assert.Equal(t, strfmt.Date{}, fmtDate)
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+
+	dateTimeVar := strfmt.DateTime(time.Now())
+	var fmtDTime strfmt.DateTime
+	fmtDTime, err = ParseDateTime(dateTimeVar.String())
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, dateTimeVar.String(), fmtDTime.String())
 
+	fmtDTime, err = ParseDateTime("not a datetime")
+	assert.Equal(t, strfmt.DateTime{}, fmtDTime)
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/v5/core/utils.go b/v5/core/utils.go
index 0baf3bb..a86512c 100644
--- a/v5/core/utils.go
+++ b/v5/core/utils.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
 	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ func Float64Ptr(literal float64) *float64 {
 	return &literal
 }
 
+// UUIDPtr returns a pointer to strfmt.UUID literal.
+func UUIDPtr(literal strfmt.UUID) *strfmt.UUID {
+	return &literal
+}
+
 // IsJSONMimeType Returns true iff the specified mimeType value represents a
 // "JSON" mimetype.
 func IsJSONMimeType(mimeType string) bool {
diff --git a/v5/core/utils_test.go b/v5/core/utils_test.go
index d5c46aa..f282ec9 100644
--- a/v5/core/utils_test.go
+++ b/v5/core/utils_test.go
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ func TestPointers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var float64Var = float64(23)
 	assert.Equal(t, &float64Var, Float64Ptr(float64Var))
+
+	var uuidVar = strfmt.UUID("12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456123456")
+	assert.Equal(t, &uuidVar, UUIDPtr(uuidVar))
 }
 
 func TestConvertSliceFloat64(t *testing.T) {