diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d1716d..c6acc12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,13 +150,12 @@ More about this crate on [Docs.rs][1] and in [examples][2] folder
 // yyyy/mm/dd
 "2014/3/31",
 "2014/03/31",
-// mm.dd.yyyy
-"3.31.2014",
-"03.31.2014",
-"08.21.71",
-// yyyy.mm.dd
-"2014.03.30",
-"2014.03",
+// dd.mm.yyyy
+"31.3.2014",
+"31.03.2014",
+"21.08.71",
+// yyyy.dd.mm
+"2014.30.03",
 // yymmdd hh:mm:ss mysql log
 "171113 14:14:20",
 // chinese yyyy mm dd hh mm ss
@@ -233,4 +232,4 @@ in GitHub Actions:
 
 ```shell
 make release
-```
+```
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diff --git a/dateparser/benches/parse.rs b/dateparser/benches/parse.rs
index 0bce38e..fb2245e 100644
--- a/dateparser/benches/parse.rs
+++ b/dateparser/benches/parse.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ lazy_static! {
         "08/21/71",                      // slash_mdy
         "2012/03/19 10:11:59",           // slash_ymd_hms
         "2014/3/31",                     // slash_ymd
-        "2014.03.30",                    // dot_mdy_or_ymd
+        "2014.30.3",                     // dot_mdy_or_ymd
+        "28.09.2023",                    // dot_mdy_or_ymd
         "171113 14:14:20",               // mysql_log_timestamp
-        "2014年04月08日11时25分18秒",    // chinese_ymd_hms
-        "2014年04月08日",                // chinese_ymd
+        "2014年04月08日11时25分18秒",      // chinese_ymd_hms
+        "2014年04月08日",                 // chinese_ymd
     ];
 }
 
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ fn bench_parse_each(c: &mut Criterion) {
 }
 
 criterion_group!(benches, bench_parse_all, bench_parse_each);
-criterion_main!(benches);
+criterion_main!(benches);
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diff --git a/dateparser/src/datetime.rs b/dateparser/src/datetime.rs
index cffaca5..1d8f266 100644
--- a/dateparser/src/datetime.rs
+++ b/dateparser/src/datetime.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ where
             .or_else(|| self.slash_mdy_family(input))
             .or_else(|| self.hyphen_mdy_family(input))
             .or_else(|| self.slash_ymd_family(input))
-            .or_else(|| self.dot_mdy_or_ymd(input))
+            .or_else(|| self.dot_dmy_or_ydm(input))
             .or_else(|| self.mysql_log_timestamp(input))
             .or_else(|| self.chinese_ymd_family(input))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| Err(anyhow!("{} did not match any formats.", input)))
@@ -779,16 +779,15 @@ where
             .map(Ok)
     }
 
-    // mm.dd.yyyy
-    // - 3.31.2014
-    // - 03.31.2014
-    // - 08.21.71
-    // yyyy.mm.dd
-    // - 2014.03.30
-    // - 2014.03
-    fn dot_mdy_or_ymd(&self, input: &str) -> Option<Result<DateTime<Utc>>> {
+    // dd.mm.yyyy
+    // - 31.3.2014
+    // - 31.03.2014
+    // - 21.08.71
+    // yyyy.dd.mm
+    // - 2014.30.03
+    fn dot_dmy_or_ydm(&self, input: &str) -> Option<Result<DateTime<Utc>>> {
         lazy_static! {
-            static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r"[0-9]{1,4}.[0-9]{1,4}[0-9]{1,4}").unwrap();
+            static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r"[0-9]{1,4}.[0-9]{1,2}.[0-9]{1,4}").unwrap();
         }
         if !RE.is_match(input) {
             return None;
@@ -800,12 +799,9 @@ where
             None => Utc::now().with_timezone(self.tz).time(),
         };
 
-        NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%m.%d.%y")
-            .or_else(|_| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%m.%d.%Y"))
-            .or_else(|_| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%Y.%m.%d"))
-            .or_else(|_| {
-                NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&format!("{}.{}", input, Utc::now().day()), "%Y.%m.%d")
-            })
+        NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%d.%m.%y")
+            .or_else(|_| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%d.%m.%Y"))
+            .or_else(|_| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, "%Y.%d.%m"))
             .ok()
             .map(|parsed| parsed.and_time(time))
             .and_then(|datetime| self.tz.from_local_datetime(&datetime).single())
@@ -1718,7 +1714,7 @@ mod tests {
         for &(input, want) in test_cases.iter() {
             assert_eq!(
                 parse
-                    .dot_mdy_or_ymd(input)
+                    .dot_dmy_or_ydm(input)
                     .unwrap()
                     .unwrap()
                     .trunc_subsecs(0)
@@ -1729,7 +1725,7 @@ mod tests {
                 input
             )
         }
-        assert!(parse.dot_mdy_or_ymd("not-date-time").is_none());
+        assert!(parse.dot_dmy_or_ydm("not-date-time").is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1797,4 +1793,4 @@ mod tests {
         }
         assert!(parse.chinese_ymd("not-date-time").is_none());
     }
-}
+}
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