diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ooxml/POIXMLProperties.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ooxml/POIXMLProperties.java
index ca28affdbf..7ccbe771d7 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ooxml/POIXMLProperties.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ooxml/POIXMLProperties.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class POIXMLProperties {
         public void setCreated(Optional<Date> date) {
             part.setCreatedProperty(date);
         }
-        public void setCreated(String date) {
+        public void setCreated(String date) throws InvalidFormatException {
             part.setCreatedProperty(date);
         }
         public String getCreator() {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class POIXMLProperties {
         public void setLastPrinted(Optional<Date> date) {
             part.setLastPrintedProperty(date);
         }
-        public void setLastPrinted(String date) {
+        public void setLastPrinted(String date) throws InvalidFormatException {
             part.setLastPrintedProperty(date);
         }
         /** @since POI 3.15 beta 3 */
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public class POIXMLProperties {
         public void setModified(Optional<Date> date) {
             part.setModifiedProperty(date);
         }
-        public void setModified(String date) {
+        public void setModified(String date) throws InvalidFormatException {
             part.setModifiedProperty(date);
         }
         public String getSubject() {
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/PackageProperties.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/PackageProperties.java
index 0c5aa55731..579c68fdb1 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/PackageProperties.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/PackageProperties.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc;
 
+import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.InvalidFormatException;
+
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -102,8 +104,10 @@ public interface PackageProperties {
 
     /**
      * Set the date of creation of the resource.
+     * @throws InvalidFormatException only since POI 5.2.0, used to throw unchecked exception
+     * IllegalArgumentException if format was invalid
      */
-    void setCreatedProperty(String created);
+    void setCreatedProperty(String created) throws InvalidFormatException;
 
     /**
      * Set the date of creation of the resource.
@@ -227,8 +231,10 @@ public interface PackageProperties {
 
     /**
      * Set the date and time of the last printing.
+     * @throws InvalidFormatException only since POI 5.2.0, used to throw unchecked exception
+     * IllegalArgumentException if format was invalid
      */
-    void setLastPrintedProperty(String lastPrinted);
+    void setLastPrintedProperty(String lastPrinted) throws InvalidFormatException;
 
     /**
      * Set the date and time of the last printing.
@@ -243,8 +249,10 @@ public interface PackageProperties {
 
     /**
      * Set the date on which the resource was changed.
+     * @throws InvalidFormatException only since POI 5.2.0, used to throw unchecked exception
+     * IllegalArgumentException if format was invalid
      */
-    void setModifiedProperty(String modified);
+    void setModifiedProperty(String modified) throws InvalidFormatException;
 
     /**
      * Set the date on which the resource was changed.
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/PackagePropertiesPart.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/PackagePropertiesPart.java
index 16e0bd13b7..9a3dc05fda 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/PackagePropertiesPart.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/PackagePropertiesPart.java
@@ -427,12 +427,8 @@ public final class PackagePropertiesPart extends PackagePart implements PackageP
      * @see org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.PackageProperties#setCreatedProperty(java.util.Optional)
      */
     @Override
-    public void setCreatedProperty(String created) {
-        try {
-            this.created = parseDateValue(created);
-        } catch (InvalidFormatException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Date for created could not be parsed: " + created, e);
-        }
+    public void setCreatedProperty(String created) throws InvalidFormatException {
+        this.created = parseDateValue(created);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -548,13 +544,8 @@ public final class PackagePropertiesPart extends PackagePart implements PackageP
      * @see org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.PackageProperties#setLastPrintedProperty(java.util.Optional)
      */
     @Override
-    public void setLastPrintedProperty(String lastPrinted) {
-        try {
-            this.lastPrinted = parseDateValue(lastPrinted);
-        } catch (InvalidFormatException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("lastPrinted  : "
-                    + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
-        }
+    public void setLastPrintedProperty(String lastPrinted) throws InvalidFormatException {
+        this.lastPrinted = parseDateValue(lastPrinted);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -572,13 +563,8 @@ public final class PackagePropertiesPart extends PackagePart implements PackageP
      * @see org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.PackageProperties#setModifiedProperty(java.util.Optional)
      */
     @Override
-    public void setModifiedProperty(String modified) {
-        try {
-            this.modified = parseDateValue(modified);
-        } catch (InvalidFormatException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("modified  : "
-                    + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
-        }
+    public void setModifiedProperty(String modified) throws InvalidFormatException {
+        this.modified = parseDateValue(modified);
     }
 
     /**