diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8247f91..d751e71 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.11 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 35c4d84..8c0c250 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 h1:tBs3QSyvjDyFTq3uoc/9xFpCuOsJQFNPiAhYdw2
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10/go.mod h1:hqwkgyIinND0mEev00jJYCxPNVRVXFQeu1XKlok6oO0=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.11 h1:0OwqZRYI2rFrjS4kvkDnqJkKHdHaRnCm68/DY4OxRzU=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.11/go.mod h1:hqwkgyIinND0mEev00jJYCxPNVRVXFQeu1XKlok6oO0=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 h1:S4CRMLnYUhGeDFDqkGriYKdfoFlDnMtqTiI/sFzhA9Y=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:hqwkgyIinND0mEev00jJYCxPNVRVXFQeu1XKlok6oO0=
 github.com/knz/go-libedit v1.10.1/go.mod h1:MZTVkCWyz0oBc7JOWP3wNAzd002ZbM/5hgShxwh4x8M=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 h1:WT9HwE9SGECu3lg4d/dIA+jxlljEa1/ffXKmRjqdmIQ=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bvxc+MVxLKB4z00jd1z+Dvzr47oO32F/QSNjSBOlFxI=
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index c0a34f7..e3195f8 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.588"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.589"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2025-07-11T11:50:29+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2025-07-15T13:46:36+0200"
diff --git a/rfctime/rfc3339.go b/rfctime/rfc3339.go
index c3b5ff0..8ff937c 100644
--- a/rfctime/rfc3339.go
+++ b/rfctime/rfc3339.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsoncodec"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsonrw"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsontype"
-	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -142,7 +142,13 @@ func (t RFC3339Time) Before(u AnyTime) bool {
 	return t.Time().Before(tt(u))
 }
 
-func (t RFC3339Time) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+func (t *RFC3339Time) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+	if t == nil && u == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if t == nil || u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return t.Time().Equal(tt(u))
 }
 
diff --git a/rfctime/rfc3339Nano.go b/rfctime/rfc3339Nano.go
index 5ef7430..dc9bd85 100644
--- a/rfctime/rfc3339Nano.go
+++ b/rfctime/rfc3339Nano.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsoncodec"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsonrw"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsontype"
-	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -142,7 +142,13 @@ func (t RFC3339NanoTime) Before(u AnyTime) bool {
 	return t.Time().Before(tt(u))
 }
 
-func (t RFC3339NanoTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+func (t *RFC3339NanoTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+	if t == nil && u == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if t == nil || u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return t.Time().Equal(tt(u))
 }
 
diff --git a/rfctime/unix.go b/rfctime/unix.go
index 1030d06..593792a 100644
--- a/rfctime/unix.go
+++ b/rfctime/unix.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsoncodec"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsonrw"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsontype"
-	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ func (t UnixTime) Before(u AnyTime) bool {
 	return t.Time().Before(tt(u))
 }
 
-func (t UnixTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+func (t *UnixTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+	if t == nil && u == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if t == nil || u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return t.Time().Equal(tt(u))
 }
 
diff --git a/rfctime/unixMilli.go b/rfctime/unixMilli.go
index 6fa48c1..6b9634d 100644
--- a/rfctime/unixMilli.go
+++ b/rfctime/unixMilli.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsoncodec"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsonrw"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsontype"
-	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ func (t UnixMilliTime) Before(u AnyTime) bool {
 	return t.Time().Before(tt(u))
 }
 
-func (t UnixMilliTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+func (t *UnixMilliTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+	if t == nil && u == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if t == nil || u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return t.Time().Equal(tt(u))
 }
 
diff --git a/rfctime/unixNano.go b/rfctime/unixNano.go
index 44fca52..72e1683 100644
--- a/rfctime/unixNano.go
+++ b/rfctime/unixNano.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsoncodec"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsonrw"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/bsontype"
-	"git.blackforestbytes.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ func (t UnixNanoTime) Before(u AnyTime) bool {
 	return t.Time().Before(tt(u))
 }
 
-func (t UnixNanoTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+func (t *UnixNanoTime) Equal(u AnyTime) bool {
+	if t == nil && u == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if t == nil || u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return t.Time().Equal(tt(u))
 }