diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10a2039..63d151d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ This change log follows the format documented in [Keep a CHANGELOG].
 [semantic versioning]: http://semver.org/
 [keep a changelog]: http://keepachangelog.com/
 
+## v1.1.0 - 2023-04-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Added support for string parsing.
+
 ## v1.0.0 - 2022-07-10
 
 Initial version
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1dbecef..82bab43 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@date-fns/utc",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "UTC date utils",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "env TZ=Asia/Kolkata vitest",
diff --git a/src/date/mini.mjs b/src/date/mini.mjs
index df763f3..96c7d19 100644
--- a/src/date/mini.mjs
+++ b/src/date/mini.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ export class UTCDateMini extends Date {
 
     if (arguments.length)
       this.setTime(
-        arguments.length === 1 ? arguments[0] : Date.UTC(...arguments)
+        arguments.length === 1
+          ? typeof arguments[0] === "string"
+            ? +new Date(arguments[0])
+            : arguments[0]
+          : Date.UTC(...arguments)
       );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test.ts b/src/test.ts
index ea9dd89..cd46137 100644
--- a/src/test.ts
+++ b/src/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ describe("UTCDate", () => {
     });
 
     it("allows to create date using timestamp", () => {
-      expect(new UTCDate(540000000000).getTime()).toBe(540000000000);
+      expect(+new UTCDate(540000000000)).toBe(540000000000);
+    });
+
+    it("allows to parse the string", () => {
+      expect(+new UTCDate("2023-05-03")).toBe(+new Date("2023-05-03"));
+    });
+
+    it("allows to create date from another date", () => {
+      const date = new Date();
+      expect(+new UTCDate(date)).toBe(+date);
     });
   });