<dependency> <groupId>com.github.joelittlejohn</groupId> <artifactId>joda-time-date-dsl</artifactId> <version>1.5</version> </dependency> import org.joda.time.LocalDate; import static org.joda.time.date.dsl.DateBuilder.*; public class DateDslExample { public static void main(String[] args) { LocalDate yesterday = today.minusDays(1); } }