diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 51ceb62d..34457046 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -10378,7 +10378,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
         const date = Date.parse(value)
         return !isNaN(date) ? new Date(date) : value
       }
-    }else if(typeof options.cast_date !== 'function'){
+    }else{
       throw new CsvError('CSV_INVALID_OPTION_CAST_DATE', [
         'Invalid option cast_date:', 'cast_date must be true or a function,',
         `got ${JSON.stringify(options.cast_date)}`
@@ -10714,6 +10714,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
       }
     }
     this.info = {
+      bytes: 0,
       comment_lines: 0,
       empty_lines: 0,
       invalid_field_length: 0,
@@ -10723,6 +10724,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
     this.options = options
     this.state = {
       bomSkipped: false,
+      bufBytesStart: 0,
       castField: fnCastField,
       commenting: false,
       // Current error encountered by a record
@@ -10809,7 +10811,9 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
         for(let encoding in boms){
           if(boms[encoding].compare(buf, 0, boms[encoding].length) === 0){
             // Skip BOM
-            buf = buf.slice(boms[encoding].length)
+            let bomLength = boms[encoding].length
+            this.state.bufBytesStart += bomLength
+            buf = buf.slice(bomLength)
             // Renormalize original options with the new encoding
             this.__normalizeOptions({...this.__originalOptions, encoding: encoding})
             break
@@ -10949,8 +10953,10 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
                 pos += recordDelimiterLength - 1
                 continue
               }
+              this.info.bytes = this.state.bufBytesStart + pos;
               const errField = this.__onField()
               if(errField !== undefined) return errField
+              this.info.bytes = this.state.bufBytesStart + pos + recordDelimiterLength;
               const errRecord = this.__onRecord()
               if(errRecord !== undefined) return errRecord
               if(to !== -1 && this.info.records >= to){
@@ -10973,6 +10979,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
           }
           let delimiterLength = this.__isDelimiter(buf, pos, chr)
           if(delimiterLength !== 0){
+            this.info.bytes = this.state.bufBytesStart + pos;
             const errField = this.__onField()
             if(errField !== undefined) return errField
             pos += delimiterLength - 1
@@ -11022,6 +11029,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
       }else{
         // Skip last line if it has no characters
         if(this.state.wasQuoting === true || this.state.record.length !== 0 || this.state.field.length !== 0){
+          this.info.bytes = this.state.bufBytesStart + pos;
           const errField = this.__onField()
           if(errField !== undefined) return errField
           const errRecord = this.__onRecord()
@@ -11033,6 +11041,7 @@ class Parser extends Transform {
         }
       }
     }else{
+      this.state.bufBytesStart += pos
       this.state.previousBuf = buf.slice(pos)
     }
     if(this.state.wasRowDelimiter === true){
@@ -11447,7 +11456,7 @@ const parse = function(){
       throw new CsvError('CSV_INVALID_ARGUMENT', [
         'Invalid argument:',
         `got ${JSON.stringify(argument)} at index ${i}`
-      ], this.options)
+      ], options || {})
     }
   }
   const parser = new Parser(options)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 935290b1..ff123a49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@actions/core": "^1.5.0",
     "@actions/github": "^5.0.0",
     "@renovate/pep440": "^1.0.0",
-    "csv-parse": "^4.16.0",
+    "csv-parse": "^4.16.3",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
     "moment": "^2.29.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.5"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5dbaed4a..753e87c2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1256,10 +1256,10 @@ cssstyle@^2.3.0:
   dependencies:
     cssom "~0.3.6"
 
-csv-parse@^4.16.0:
-  version "4.16.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/csv-parse/-/csv-parse-4.16.0.tgz#b4c875e288a41f7ff917cb0d7d45880d563034f6"
-  integrity sha512-Zb4tGPANH4SW0LgC9+s9Mnequs9aqn7N3/pCqNbVjs2XhEF6yWNU2Vm4OGl1v2Go9nw8rXt87Cm2QN/o6Vpqgg==
+csv-parse@^4.16.3:
+  version "4.16.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/csv-parse/-/csv-parse-4.16.3.tgz#7ca624d517212ebc520a36873c3478fa66efbaf7"
+  integrity sha512-cO1I/zmz4w2dcKHVvpCr7JVRu8/FymG5OEpmvsZYlccYolPBLoVGKUHgNoc4ZGkFeFlWGEDmMyBM+TTqRdW/wg==
 
 data-urls@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"