diff --git a/lib/resource_registry/setting.rb b/lib/resource_registry/setting.rb
index 10faa38..6ca8eda 100644
--- a/lib/resource_registry/setting.rb
+++ b/lib/resource_registry/setting.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,56 @@ class Setting < Dry::Struct
     # @return [ResourceRegistry::Meta]
     attribute :meta,    ResourceRegistry::Meta.optional.meta(omittable: true)
 
+    # Override accessor to normalize date range strings
+    def item
+      convert_range_strings(self[:item])
+    end
 
+    private
+
+    def convert_range_strings(value)
+      return value unless value.is_a?(String)
+      return value unless value.include?('..')
+
+      range, success = attempt_to_convert_to_date_range(value)
+      success ? range : value
+    end
+
+    def attempt_to_convert_to_date_range(value)
+      split_result = value.split('..', 2).map(&:strip)
+      return [value, false] if split_result.size != 2
+
+      begin_str, end_str = split_result
+      return [value, false] unless looks_like_date?(begin_str) && looks_like_date?(end_str)
+
+      begin_date = parse_date(begin_str)
+      end_date   = parse_date(end_str)
+      return [value, false] unless begin_date && end_date
+
+      [(begin_date..end_date), true]
+    end
+
+    DATE_PATTERNS = [
+      /^\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2}$/,
+      /^\d{4}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}$/,
+      /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/
+    ].freeze
+
+    def looks_like_date?(str)
+      DATE_PATTERNS.any? { |re| str.match?(re) }
+    end
+
+    def parse_date(str)
+      case str
+      when /^\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2}$/
+        Date.strptime(str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+      when /^\d{4}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}$/
+        Date.strptime(str, "%Y/%m/%d")
+      when /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/
+        Date.strptime(str, "%m/%d/%Y")
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/resource_registry/setting_spec.rb b/spec/resource_registry/setting_spec.rb
index 50094d8..97b9516 100644
--- a/spec/resource_registry/setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/resource_registry/setting_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def call(params)
   let(:optional_params) { { meta: meta, options: options } }
   let(:all_params)      { required_params.merge(optional_params) }
 
-
   context "Validation with invalid input" do
     context "Given hash params are nissing required attributes" do
       let(:error_hash)  { {} }
@@ -68,4 +67,72 @@ def call(params)
       expect(setting[:item].call(setting[:options])).to eq greet_message
     end
   end
+
+  context "#item date range normalization" do
+    it "parses YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD as a date range" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: "2025-1-1..2025-12-1")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(Date.new(2025, 1, 1)..Date.new(2025, 12, 1))
+    end
+
+    it "parses YYYY/MM/DD..YYYY/MM/DD as a date range" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: "2025/01/01..2025/12/1")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(Date.new(2025, 1, 1)..Date.new(2025, 12, 1))
+    end
+
+    it "parses MM/DD/YYYY..MM/DD/YYYY as a date range" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: "01/01/2025..12/01/2025")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(Date.new(2025, 1, 1)..Date.new(2025, 12, 1))
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil for non-date ranges" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: "1..10")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("1..10")
+    end
+
+    it "returns a Range<Date> as-is" do
+      range = Date.new(2025, 1, 1)..Date.new(2025, 12, 1)
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: range)
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(range)
+    end
+
+    it "returns non-range, non-date string as-is" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: "not a range")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("not a range")
+    end
+
+    it "handles strings with multiple '..' safely" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :bad_range, item: "2025-01-01..2025-12-01..oops")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("2025-01-01..2025-12-01..oops")
+    end
+
+    it "returns original string if one side of the range is missing" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :partial_range, item: "2025-01-01..")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("2025-01-01..")
+    end
+
+    it "returns original string if both sides are empty" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :empty_range, item: "..")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("..")
+    end
+
+    it "parses date range with extra whitespace around range" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :whitespace, item: " 2025-01-01 .. 2025-12-01 ")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(Date.new(2025, 1, 1)..Date.new(2025, 12, 1))
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil as-is when item is nil" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: nil)
+      expect(setting.item).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "returns non-string value that does not respond to include? as-is" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :period, item: 12345)
+      expect(setting.item).to eq(12345)
+    end
+
+    it "returns original string if range has more than two parts" do
+      setting = described_class.new(key: :bad_range, item: "2025-01-01..2025-12-01..2025-12-31")
+      expect(setting.item).to eq("2025-01-01..2025-12-01..2025-12-31")
+    end
+  end
 end