diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/date.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/date.rs
index 2edf1e216e6a7951beaef92939707a77ae4544c2..ee3080b9e002b642e73b4db4e98e13bb4a843ec6 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/date.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/date.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// non-recurring moment in time, with an accuracy of seconds or fraction of
 /// seconds, and includes a timezone.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub struct DateTime(ChronoDateTime<FixedOffset>);
+pub struct DateTime(pub ChronoDateTime<FixedOffset>);
 
 impl DateTime {
     /// Retrieves the associated timezone.