diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/README.md b/changedetectionio/translations/README.md
index 35bfa2d4c..dd14cc5b5 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/README.md
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/README.md
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ Never fix one language and move on.
 pybabel init -i changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot \
              -d changedetectionio/translations \
              -l NEW_LANG_CODE
+# Reset POT-Creation-Date to the sentinel so it matches the other catalogs
+sed -i 's|^"POT-Creation-Date: .*\\n"$|"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\\n"|' \
+  changedetectionio/translations/NEW_LANG_CODE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
 python setup.py compile_catalog
 ```
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 6fc37c6eb..faf0636f4 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index c51067feb..a6eac1e83 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-02 11:40+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: cs\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 8f6109fb7..5471be0ef 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 312e5c2d2..682ba3830 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-14 03:57+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language: de\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 56e1b7a07..f00808747 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 4e7101d1f..72f54b1e5 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version:  changedetection.io\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-12 16:33+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: British English Translation Team\n"
 "Language: en_GB\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index cb206c963..b781ca385 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 2d84821c6..7f8d1c700 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-12 16:37+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: en_US\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 5c9acd6e2..a4749a718 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 1bef2e12b..82ff606ca 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.53.6\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-03-20 18:13+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Adrian Gonzalez <adrian@example.com>\n"
 "Language: es\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 7eee71f12..565de88b9 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index fcea6f479..a7fe0c7cf 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-02 11:40+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: fr\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 271f6f1e4..8a7fe8cc1 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ee649bfc9..ee59f283f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-02 15:32+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: it\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 22b03b2ba..c1b4286e3 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 3da1d16d4..bcf9c39da 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.53.6\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-03-31 23:52+0900\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: ja\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 6f74765be..d2946ab73 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 354600d08..8832c80f7 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-02 11:40+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: limeade23 <admin@limeade.me>\n"
 "Language: ko\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index f016ecf40..e98c02fdb 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index a11e00f1b..38b990d0a 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.54.8\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: mstrey@gmail.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-04-07 22:00-0300\n"
 "Last-Translator: Gemini AI\n"
 "Language: pt_BR\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 6b905ea22..2d6ab4b97 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index d427a139f..c2866d0f9 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.53.6\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-04-10 20:38+0300\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language: tr\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 2c77afc96..88373d7a0 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 7478739a1..be68af8d6 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version:  changedetection.io\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-02-19 12:30+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language: uk\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 55ab318d9..5c41a2e42 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index c4397642c..64306958f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-18 21:31+0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: 吾爱分享 <admin@wuaishare.cn>\n"
 "Language: zh\n"
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 6b839ee93..ea0c1314a 100644
Binary files a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 7f4cb00ce..164c98bbb 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-27 17:09+1000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 1970-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-15 12:00+0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: zh_Hant_TW\n"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d7307d40c..e213977e6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ domain = messages
 # Options for consistent formatting
 width = 120
 no_fuzzy_matching = true
+ignore_pot_creation_date = true
 ignore_obsolete = true
 
 [compile_catalog]