# Adds support for custom expiration dates to Issuing virtual cards

## What’s new

Adds the ability to specify a custom expiration date using the new `exp_month` and `exp_year` parameters when [creating an Issuing virtual card using the API](https://docs.stripe.com/issuing/cards/virtual/issue-cards.md?testing-method=with-code#exp-dates).

## Impact

You can now specify a custom expiration date when creating an Issuing virtual card using the API. A custom expiration date must be at least one month in the future and less than five years in the future.

## Changes

#### REST API

| Parameters              | Change | Resources or endpoints                                                        |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `exp_month`, `exp_year` | Added  | [Issuing.Card#create](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### Ruby

| Parameters              | Change | Resources or methods                                                                  |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `exp_month`, `exp_year` | Added  | [Issuing::Card::CreateParams](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### Python

| Parameters              | Change | Resources or methods                                                                |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `exp_month`, `exp_year` | Added  | [issuing.Card.CreateParams](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### PHP

This change does not affect the PHP SDK.

#### Java

| Parameters            | Change | Resources or methods                                                               |
| --------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `expMonth`, `expYear` | Added  | [issuing.CardCreateParams](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### Node.js

| Parameters              | Change | Resources or methods                                                               |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `exp_month`, `exp_year` | Added  | [Issuing.CardCreateParams](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### Go

| Parameters            | Change | Resources or methods                                                        |
| --------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ExpMonth`, `ExpYear` | Added  | [IssuingCardParams](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

#### .NET

| Parameters            | Change | Resources or methods                                                                |
| --------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ExpMonth`, `ExpYear` | Added  | [Issuing.CardCreateOptions](/api/issuing/cards/update?api-version=2025-08-27.basil) |

## Upgrade

#### REST API

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#### Java

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