diff --git a/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/DatePickerExt.kt b/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/DatePickerExt.kt
index 0510f4e30..d1b22a766 100644
--- a/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/DatePickerExt.kt
+++ b/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/DatePickerExt.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.customview.customView
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.datetime.internal.TimeChangeListener
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.datetime.utils.getDatePicker
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.datetime.utils.isFutureDate
+import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.datetime.utils.isSameDayAs
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.utils.MDUtil.isLandscape
 import java.util.Calendar
 
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ fun MaterialDialog.datePicker(
       dialogWrapContent = windowContext.isLandscape()
   )
 
-  check(minDate == null || currentDate == null || minDate.before(currentDate)) {
+  check(minDate == null || currentDate == null || minDate.isSameDayAs(currentDate) || minDate.before(currentDate)) {
     "Your `minDate` must be less than `currentDate`."
   }
-  check(maxDate == null || currentDate == null || maxDate.after(currentDate)) {
+  check(maxDate == null || currentDate == null || maxDate.isSameDayAs(currentDate) || maxDate.after(currentDate)) {
     "Your `maxDate` must be bigger than `currentDate`."
   }
 
diff --git a/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/utils/DateTimeExt.kt b/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/utils/DateTimeExt.kt
index 53d348f98..4fbc64823 100644
--- a/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/utils/DateTimeExt.kt
+++ b/datetime/src/main/java/com/afollestad/materialdialogs/datetime/utils/DateTimeExt.kt
@@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ internal fun toCalendar(
     set(Calendar.MINUTE, timePicker.minute())
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if two calendars are the same day
+ */
+internal fun Calendar.isSameDayAs(other: Calendar): Boolean {
+  val thisDayOfYear = get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR)
+  val thisYear = get(Calendar.YEAR)
+
+  val otherDayOfYear = other.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR)
+  val otherYear = other.get(Calendar.YEAR)
+
+  return thisDayOfYear == otherDayOfYear && thisYear == otherYear
+}
diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index aab328849..dd7ff6992 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ext.versions = [
     min_sdk: 16,
     compile_sdk: 29,
     build_tools: "29.0.0",
-    publish_version: "3.3.0",
+    publish_version: "3.3.1",
     publish_version_code: 262
 ]