diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf637473..4d1c69c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ To demonstrate that sqlpp11 can work with other backends as well, here is an exp
   * STL Container: https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11-connector-stl
 
 __Date Library:__
-sqlpp11 requires [Howard Hinnant's date library](https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date) for `date` and `date_time` data types.
+sqlpp11 requires [Howard Hinnant's date library](https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date) for `date` and `date_time` data types. Sqlpp11 includes CMake search module for this, but if you didn't install this library system-wide, you should modify CMakeLists.txt or add some flags to compile sqlpp11:
+
+```
+cmake -DHinnantDate_ROOT_DIR=/%PATH_TO_HinnantDate_SOURCE%/ -DHinnantDate_INCLUDE_DIR=/%PATH_TO_HinnantDate_SOURCE%/
+```
 
 Basic usage:
 -------------
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/boolean/data_type.h b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/boolean/data_type.h
index 66528c63..7589d829 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/boolean/data_type.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/boolean/data_type.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace sqlpp
     template <typename T>
     using _is_valid_operand = is_boolean_t<T>;
   };
+
+  using bit = sqlpp::boolean;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/day_point/data_type.h b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/day_point/data_type.h
index a589e752..9be108a0 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/day_point/data_type.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/day_point/data_type.h
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
     template <typename T>
     using _is_valid_assignment_operand = is_day_point_t<T>;
   };
+
+  using date = day_point;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/text/data_type.h b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/text/data_type.h
index 7b90b5e0..6215dacb 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/data_types/text/data_type.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/data_types/text/data_type.h
@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
   using blob = text;
   using varchar = text;
   using char_ = text;
+  using binary = text;
+  using varbinary = text;
 }
 #endif