diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
index 7931c7bca..2d8aa4ca0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Build
               run: yarn d2-app-scripts build
 
-            - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+            - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
                   name: app-build
                   path: |
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: 14.x
 
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
               with:
                   name: app-build
 
diff --git a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/period-selector-bar-item.js b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/period-selector-bar-item.js
index 7c2db838b..38f6b16bb 100644
--- a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/period-selector-bar-item.js
+++ b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/period-selector-bar-item.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
     usePeriodId,
     periodTypesMapping,
     yearlyFixedPeriodTypes,
-    isDateALessThanDateB,
+    isDateAGreaterThanDateB,
 } from '../../shared/index.js'
 import DisabledTooltip from './disabled-tooltip.js'
 import PeriodMenu from './period-menu.js'
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ const getMaxYear = (dateLimit) => {
     // periods run up to, but not including dateLimit, so if limit is 1 January, max year is previous year
     // otherwise, max year is the year from the date limit
     const dateLimitYear = getYear(dateLimit)
+
     try {
         const [year, month, day] = dateLimit.split('-')
         if (Number(month) === 1 && Number(day) === 1) {
             return Number(year) - 1
         }
+        return dateLimitYear
     } catch (e) {
         console.error(e)
         return dateLimitYear
@@ -50,7 +52,10 @@ const getMaxYear = (dateLimit) => {
 export const PeriodSelectorBarItem = () => {
     const { systemInfo = {} } = useConfig()
     const { calendar = 'gregory' } = systemInfo
-    const { eraYear: currentFullYear } = getNowInCalendar(calendar)
+    const { eraYear: nowEraYear, year: nowYear } = getNowInCalendar(calendar)
+    const currentFullYear = ['ethiopian', 'ethiopic'].includes(calendar)
+        ? nowEraYear
+        : nowYear
 
     const [periodOpen, setPeriodOpen] = useState(false)
     const [periodId, setPeriodId] = usePeriodId()
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ export const PeriodSelectorBarItem = () => {
 
             // date comparison
             if (
-                isDateALessThanDateB(endDate, dateLimit, {
+                isDateAGreaterThanDateB(endDate, dateLimit, {
                     inclusive: true,
                     calendar,
                 })
diff --git a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/use-periods.js b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/use-periods.js
index 503a5cc41..9678cc018 100644
--- a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/use-periods.js
+++ b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/use-periods.js
@@ -73,11 +73,14 @@ export default function usePeriods({
         // date comparison
         if (
             lastPeriodOfPrevYear &&
-            // `${year}-01-01` <= lastPeriodOfPrevYear.endDate
-            isDateALessThanDateB(`${year}`, lastPeriodOfPrevYear.endDate, {
-                inclusive: true,
-                calendar,
-            })
+            isDateALessThanDateB(
+                `${year}-01-01`,
+                lastPeriodOfPrevYear.endDate,
+                {
+                    inclusive: true,
+                    calendar,
+                }
+            )
         ) {
             const [lastPeriodOfPrevYear] = generateFixedPeriods({
                 ...generateFixedPeriodsPayload,
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ export default function usePeriods({
             firstPeriodNextYear &&
             // `${year + 1}-01-01` > firstPeriodNextYear.startDate
             isDateAGreaterThanDateB(
-                `${year + 1}`,
+                `${year + 1}-01-01`,
                 firstPeriodNextYear.startDate,
                 { inclusive: false, calendar }
             )
diff --git a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/year-navigator.js b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/year-navigator.js
index 16e8f124d..8755206de 100644
--- a/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/year-navigator.js
+++ b/src/context-selection/period-selector-bar-item/year-navigator.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default function YearNavigator({
     onYearChange,
     calendar,
 }) {
+    // console.log('maxYear', maxYear)
     const startYear = startingYears[calendar] ?? startingYears.default
     return (
         <div className={classes.container}>
diff --git a/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.js b/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.js
index 12d84ad26..63fddc183 100644
--- a/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.js
+++ b/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.js
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ export default function AuditLog({ item }) {
                 <DataTable>
                     <TableHead>
                         <DataTableRow>
-                            <DataTableColumnHeader>Date</DataTableColumnHeader>
-                            <DataTableColumnHeader>User</DataTableColumnHeader>
                             <DataTableColumnHeader>
-                                Change
+                                {i18n.t('Date')}
+                            </DataTableColumnHeader>
+                            <DataTableColumnHeader>
+                                {i18n.t('User')}
+                            </DataTableColumnHeader>
+                            <DataTableColumnHeader>
+                                {i18n.t('Change')}
                             </DataTableColumnHeader>
                         </DataTableRow>
                     </TableHead>
@@ -109,10 +113,7 @@ export default function AuditLog({ item }) {
                                         {created
                                             ? `${created
                                                   .substring(0, 16)
-                                                  .replace(
-                                                      'T',
-                                                      ' '
-                                                  )} (${timezone})`
+                                                  .replace('T', ' ')}`
                                             : null}
                                     </DataTableCell>
                                     <DataTableCell>{user}</DataTableCell>
@@ -138,6 +139,14 @@ export default function AuditLog({ item }) {
                         })}
                     </TableBody>
                 </DataTable>
+                {audits.length > 0 && (
+                    <div className={styles.timeZoneNote}>
+                        {i18n.t(
+                            'audit dates are given in {{- timezone}} time',
+                            { timezone }
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+                )}
             </div>
         </ExpandableUnit>
     )
diff --git a/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.module.css b/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.module.css
index 17751dacc..ad3d386b4 100644
--- a/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.module.css
+++ b/src/data-workspace/data-details-sidebar/audit-log.module.css
@@ -47,4 +47,11 @@
 
 .alignToEnd {
     text-align: right;
+}
+
+.timeZoneNote {
+    margin-block-start: var(--spacers-dp4);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 19px;
+    color: var(--colors-grey600);    
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/shared/date/get-now-in-calendar.js b/src/shared/date/get-now-in-calendar.js
index 6e7426b39..8ac386837 100644
--- a/src/shared/date/get-now-in-calendar.js
+++ b/src/shared/date/get-now-in-calendar.js
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ const pad = (startValue, minLength, padString) => {
     }
 }
 
-const stringifyDate = (temporalDate, long) => {
-    const shortDate = `${pad(temporalDate.eraYear, 4, '0')}-${pad(
+const stringifyDate = (temporalDate, long, calendar) => {
+    const year = ['ethiopian', 'ethiopic'].includes(calendar)
+        ? temporalDate.eraYear
+        : temporalDate.year
+    const shortDate = `${pad(year, 4, '0')}-${pad(
         temporalDate.month,
         2,
         '0'
@@ -32,5 +35,5 @@ export const getNowInCalendarString = ({
     long = false,
 }) => {
     const nowTemporal = getNowInCalendar(calendar, timezone)
-    return stringifyDate(nowTemporal, long)
+    return stringifyDate(nowTemporal, long, calendar)
 }