diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33f1571424..ac8df6d987 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5255,9 +5255,9 @@
       }
     },
     "date-fns": {
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.27",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.0.0-alpha.27.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cqfVLS+346P/Mpj2RpDrBv0P4p2zZhWWvfY5fuWrXNR/K38HaAGEkeOwb47hIpQP9Jr/TIxjZ2/sNMQwdXuGMg=="
+      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-F55YxqRdEfP/eYQmQjLN798v0AwLjmZ8nMBjdQvNwEE3N/zWVrlkkqT+9seBlPlsbkybG4JmWg3Ee3dIV9BcGQ=="
     },
     "date-now": {
       "version": "0.1.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea405c34bb..e8b4f5de5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "bootstrap": "4.0.0",
     "colors.js": "1.2.4",
     "core-js": "2.5.7",
-    "date-fns": ">=2.0.0-alpha.16 <=2.0.0-alpha.27",
+    "date-fns": "2",
     "docsearch.js": "^2.5.2",
     "eva-icons": "^1.1.2",
     "gulp-bump": "2.7.0",
diff --git a/packages-smoke/package.json b/packages-smoke/package.json
index cddbfaaf81..1d67487660 100644
--- a/packages-smoke/package.json
+++ b/packages-smoke/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@nguniversal/express-engine": "^8.1.1",
     "@nguniversal/module-map-ngfactory-loader": "8.1.1",
     "core-js": "^2.5.7",
-    "date-fns": "^2.0.0-alpha.27",
+    "date-fns": "2",
     "eva-icons": "1.1.2",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
     "moment": "^2.22.2",
diff --git a/src/framework/date-fns/package.json b/src/framework/date-fns/package.json
index df26501d25..b5c705ab22 100644
--- a/src/framework/date-fns/package.json
+++ b/src/framework/date-fns/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@nebular/theme": "4.6.0",
-    "date-fns": ">=2.0.0-alpha.16 <=2.0.0-alpha.27"
+    "date-fns": "2"
   },
   "sideEffects": false
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.spec.ts b/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.spec.ts
index b4a886d5e9..d71459a1eb 100644
--- a/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.spec.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,14 @@ describe('date-fns-date-service', () => {
         TestBed.get(LOCALE_ID),
         {
           format: FORMAT,
-          parseOptions: { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true },
-          formatOptions: { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true },
+          parseOptions: {
+            useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true,
+            useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true,
+          },
+          formatOptions: {
+            useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true,
+            useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true,
+          },
         },
       );
     });
@@ -65,14 +71,16 @@ describe('date-fns-date-service', () => {
     });
 
     it('should pass parseOptions to parse function', () => {
-      // date-fns require { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true } option to be passed to parse function
+      // date-fns require { useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true, useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true } options
+      // to be passed to parse function
       // when format contains 'DD' or 'YYYY' tokens, otherwise it throws. This option is
       // passed as global config to service constructor so it shouldn't throw.
       expect(() => dateService.parse(formattedDate, 'DD/MM/YYYY')).not.toThrow();
     });
 
     it('should pass formatOptions to format function', () => {
-      // date-fns require { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true } option to be passed to format function
+      // date-fns require { useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true, useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true } options
+      // to be passed to format function
       // when format contains 'DD' or 'YYYY' tokens, otherwise it throws. This option is
       // passed as global config to service constructor so it shouldn't throw.
       expect(() => dateService.format(date, 'DD/MM/YYYY')).not.toThrow();
diff --git a/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.ts b/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.ts
index bfe2650acd..23cca2514f 100644
--- a/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.ts
+++ b/src/framework/date-fns/services/date-fns-date.service.ts
@@ -8,19 +8,9 @@ import { Inject, Injectable, LOCALE_ID, Optional } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { NB_DATE_SERVICE_OPTIONS, NbNativeDateService } from '@nebular/theme';
 
-import * as dateFnsParse from 'date-fns/parse';
-// @ts-ignore
-import { default as rollupParse } from 'date-fns/parse';
-import * as dateFnsFormat from 'date-fns/format';
-// @ts-ignore
-import { default as rollupFormat } from 'date-fns/format';
-import * as dateFnsGetWeek from 'date-fns/getWeek';
-// @ts-ignore
-import { default as rollupGetWeek } from 'date-fns/getWeek';
-
-const parse = rollupParse || dateFnsParse;
-const formatDate = rollupFormat || dateFnsFormat;
-const getWeek = rollupGetWeek || dateFnsGetWeek;
+import { default as parse } from 'date-fns/parse';
+import { default as formatDate } from 'date-fns/format';
+import { default as getWeek } from 'date-fns/getWeek';
 
 export interface NbDateFnsOptions {
   format: string;
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker.directive.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker.directive.ts
index bb203dd93e..1ff97f4f2f 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker.directive.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/datepicker/datepicker.directive.ts
@@ -206,13 +206,14 @@ export const NB_DATE_SERVICE_OPTIONS = new InjectionToken('Date service options'
  * Also format can be set globally with `NbDateFnsDateModule.forRoot({ format: 'dd.MM.yyyy' })` and
  * `NbDateFnsDateModule.forChild({ format: 'dd.MM.yyyy' })` methods.
  *
- * Please note to use some of the formatting tokens you also need to pass `{ awareOfUnicodeTokens: true }` to date-fns
- * parse and format functions. You can configure options passed this functions by setting `formatOptions` and
+ * Please note to use some of the formatting tokens you also need to pass
+ * `{ useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true, useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true }` to date-fns parse and format functions.
+ * You can configure options passed this functions by setting `formatOptions` and
  * `parseOptions` of options object passed to `NbDateFnsDateModule.forRoot` and `NbDateFnsDateModule.forChild` methods.
  * ```ts
  * NbDateFnsDateModule.forRoot({
- *   parseOptions: { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true },
- *   formatOptions: { awareOfUnicodeTokens: true },
+ *   parseOptions: { useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true, useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true },
+ *   formatOptions: { useAdditionalWeekYearTokens: true, useAdditionalDayOfYearTokens: true },
  * })
  * ```
  * Further info on `date-fns` formatting tokens could be found at