diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 109a20f..a918a2a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.22
+0.6.0
diff --git a/core/database.py b/core/database.py
index 8b285af..bb90d36 100644
--- a/core/database.py
+++ b/core/database.py
@@ -141,6 +141,23 @@ class NFOGuardDatabase:
                 for row in rows
             ]
 
+    def get_episode_date(self, imdb_id: str, season: int, episode: int) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get episode date information for a specific episode"""
+        with self.get_connection() as conn:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT aired, dateadded, source, has_video_file FROM episode_dates WHERE imdb_id = ? AND season = ? AND episode = ?",
+                (imdb_id, season, episode)
+            ).fetchone()
+            
+            if row:
+                return {
+                    "aired": row[0],
+                    "dateadded": row[1],
+                    "source": row[2],
+                    "has_video_file": bool(row[3])
+                }
+            return None
+
     def upsert_episode_date(
         self, 
         imdb_id: str,